Sponsored bills

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim March 6, 2010, as Lymphedema Awareness Day in the State of New York

Alan MaiselAdopted

Adopted

Relates to permitting all state-paid uniformed court officers to execute bench warrants

Permits all state-paid uniformed court officers to execute bench warrants; eliminates distinctions between court security officers in different parts of the state with regards to issuance of bench…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.On the Senate floor

Requires that an explanation as to the reason or reasons for the dismissal of a complaint be provided to the complainant

Requires that an explanation as to the reason or reasons for the dismissal of a complaint be provided to the complainant.

John L. SampsonOn the Senate floor

Calls for legislative conference committees; requires appropriate legislative committee to act on a bill if requested by the sponsor of the bill

Calls for legislative conference committees; requires appropriate legislative committee to act on a bill if requested by the sponsor of the bill.

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

Requires police officers to receive certain training and instruction with respect to crimes involving sexual assault

Requires training and instruction for all police officers with respect to crimes involving sexual assault; establishes the office of court administration shall provide training for judges and…

Velmanette MontgomeryOn the Senate floor

Makes the director of the state office for the aging a member of the emergency services council

Makes the director of the state office for the aging a member of the emergency services council.

Steven EnglebrightOn the Senate floor

Grants private citizens broad authorization to commence civil judicial actions under certain titles of the environmental conservation law

Enacts "private environmental law enforcement act"; authorizes any private citizen who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected to commence civil judicial actions for injunctive or…

Richard BrodskyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Allows tier II members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system to retire at age 55 with 30 or more years of service with no reduction

Allows Tier II and Tier V members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system to retire at age 55 with 30 or more years of service with no reduction.

Diane J. SavinoCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Temporarily extends the maximum term of delinquent real property tax installment agreements

Temporarily extends the maximum term of delinquent real property tax installment agreements.

Thomas P. MorahanReal Property Taxation 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…

Diane J. SavinoCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Allows heating oil dealers to place a lien on multi-dwelling and commercial property for an owner's failure to pay its bill for the value of delivered heating oil

Allows heating oil dealers to place a lien on residential property with four or more residential units and commercial property for an owner's failure to pay its bill for the value of delivered…

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

Requires additional disclosures from lobbyists

Requires additional disclosures from lobbyists including: campaign contributions to elected officials; existing business relationships or associations with public officials; and the names of family…

Brian KavanaghGovernmental Operations Committee

Designates the month of September as firefighter, police officer and emergency medical technician appreciation month

Designates the month of September as firefighter, police officer and emergency medical technician appreciation month.

Martin J. GoldenOn the Senate floor

Provides that no person shall because of their sex be subjected to any discrimination in his or her civil rights

Provides that no person shall because of sex be subjected to any discrimination in his or her civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any…

Thomas K. DuaneOn the Senate floor

Makes provisions allowing any individual to make limited loans to family members without requiring an individual to obtain a mortgage banking license

Makes provisions allowing any individual to make not more than three mortgage loans, nor more than five in a two year period, to family members without requiring an individual to obtain a mortgage…

Brian X. FoleyBanks Committee

Requires notice of risk of deportation of non-citizens, prior to accepting plea to a misdemeanor or violation

Requires courts, prior to accepting a plea to a misdemeanor or violation, to provide notice to the defendant that such plea and the acceptance thereof could result in deportation, removal from the…

Eric T. SchneidermanOn the Senate floor

Includes lymphatic disease in the definition of children with physical disabilities, and requires the department to post certain links on its website

Includes lymphatic diseases in the definition of children with physical disabilities; requires the department to provide links to the national lymphedema and lymphatic disease organization on the…

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.On the Senate floor

Authorizes the canal corporation to abandon canal terminal lands in the Syracuse inner harbor

Authorizes the canal corporation to abandon canal terminal lands in the Syracuse inner harbor no longer needed for navigation or terminal purposes.

Martin Malavé DilanOn the Senate floor

Directs courts to exonerate bail and order recognizance when no grand jury action has occurred for 45 days from arraignment, unless the people show good cause

Directs courts to exonerate bail and order recognizance when no grand jury action has occurred for 45 days from arraignment, unless the people show good cause otherwise.

Eric T. SchneidermanOn the Senate floor

Makes the judicial hearing officer pilot program in the family courts of the seventh and eighth judicial districts permanent

Makes the judicial hearing officer pilot program in the family courts of the seventh and eighth judicial districts for ordering a reference to determine an application for an order of protection or…

Michael F. NozzolioJudiciary Committee

Permits department of law investigators to retire upon completion of 25 years of creditable service, regardless of age

Permits any investigator employed by the department of law to retire upon completion of twenty-five years of creditable service, regardless of age; provides that the benefit upon retirement would be…

Diane J. SavinoCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Provides that in cities with a population over one million, required distances of bars from schools, places of worship and existing licensed premises be measured from the closest boundary lines

Relates to the siting of certain premises, located in cities with a population in excess of one million, licensed to sell liquor for consumption on the premises; provides that required distances…

Daniel L. SquadronEconomic Development Committee

Allows local tax collectors to send tax statements by electronic mail to an address provided by a homeowner and to opt out of receiving paper statements

Allows local tax collectors to send tax statements by electronic mail to an address provided by a homeowner and to opt out of receiving paper statements of taxes.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Real Property Taxation Committee

Relates to insurance losses as a result of the insured being intoxicated or under the influence of narcotics

Prohibits an insurer from denying benefits for certain emergency services rendered as a result of the insured being intoxicated or under the influence of narcotics.

Neil D. BreslinInsurance Committee

Requires handicapped parking permits be written in indelible ink or some other form of permanent marking to prevent tampering

Requires handicapped parking permits be written in indelible ink or some other form of permanent marking to prevent tampering with such permit or changing the expiration date thereof.

Neil D. BreslinTransportation Committee

Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to publish on the department of taxation and finance website lists of taxpayers with tax delinquencies

Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to publish on the department of taxation and finance website lists of taxpayers with tax delinquencies.

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

Honoring Charles E. Medley upon the occasion of his retirement after 20 years of distinguished service to the Village of Maybrook

William J. Larkin Jr.Finance Committee

Creates the crimes of domestic abuse in the first, second and third degrees; creates a judicial diversion program for domestic abuse defendants

Creates the crimes of domestic abuse in the first, second and third degrees; creates a judicial diversion program for domestic abuse defendants.

Diane J. SavinoCodes Committee

Requires each public senior high school to provide incoming students with information about sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking prevention measures

Requires each public senior high school to provide incoming students with information about sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking prevention measures.

Diane J. SavinoEducation Committee

Relates to the sale and possession of machetes

Relates to the sale or promotional distribution of machetes and includes the possession of a machete under the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.

Joel MillerCodes Committee

Directs the department of health to evaluate and report on Medicaid prescription drug reimbursement to retail pharmacies

Directs the department of health to evaluate and report on Medicaid prescription drug reimbursement to retail pharmacies; creates a workgroup to conduct study and report findings to the legislature…

David J. ValeskyHealth Committee

Allows qualifying members of the New York city employees' retirement system employed by NYC OTB to file for retirement with the NYCERS board of trustees

Allows qualifying members of the New York city employees' retirement system employed by NYC OTB to file for retirement with the NYCERS board of trustees.

John L. SampsonRules Committee

Authorizes the city of New York to reconvey a parcel of land to the estate of Helen Spivak

Authorizes the city of New York to reconvey a parcel of land to the estate of Hilda Spivak.

Diane J. SavinoCities Committee

Establishes state agency goal submission procedure ensuring that certified minority-owned and woman-owned business enterprises are given meaningful participation

Establishes state agency goal submission procedure; defines goal as the aim of ensuring that certified minority-owned and woman-owned business enterprises are given meaningful participation in…

Richard BrodskyGovernmental Operations Committee

Allows qualifying members of the New York city employees' retirement system employed by NYC OTB to file for retirement with the NYCERS board of trustees

Allows qualifying members of the New York city employees' retirement system employed by NYC OTB to file for retirement with the NYCERS board of trustees.

Sheldon SilverGovernmental Employees Committee

Permits supervised youth ten years of age or older to possess a rifle or shotgun at a shooting range

Permits supervised youth ten years of age or older to possess a rifle or shotgun at a shooting range.

Darrel J. AubertineCodes Committee

Relates to ambulance subscription or membership programs

Relates to ambulance subscription or membership programs.

David J. ValeskyInsurance Committee

Requires lottery sales agents to return previously purchased lottery tickets to the persons submitting them to such agents for verification of prizes

Requires lottery sales agents to return previously purchased lottery tickets to the persons submitting them to such agents for verification of prizes won or lost; requires lottery ticket dispensing…

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

Designates the tenth day of March of each year as a public holiday, to be known as Harriet Tubman day

Designates the tenth day of March of each year as a public holiday, to be known as Harriet Tubman day.

J. Gary PretlowJudiciary CommitteeLegal

Exempts certain guardianship motions filed under article 81 of the mental hygiene law from the filing fee required to be paid to the county clerk

Exempts guardianship motions filed under article 81 of the mental hygiene law by a fiduciary, court evaluator, guardian ad litem, court appointed attorney or by the court examiner from the required…

Michele TitusCodes Committee

Creates the lymphedema and lymphatic diseases research grants program

Creates the lymphedema and lymphatic diseases research grants program; grants, not to exceed $50,000, would be awarded on a competitive basis to biomedical research institutions conducting direct…

Alan MaiselCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Requires the commissioner, when processing reports of accidents filed, to give priority to reports involving serious physical injury or death

Requires the commissioner, when processing reports of accidents filed, to give priority to reports involving serious physical injury or death.

Michele TitusTransportation Committee

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…

William MagnarelliOn the Assembly floor

Allows for baccalaureate and advanced degree programs and certain educational and training activity to count towards the work participation rate

Allows for baccalaureate and advanced degree programs to count towards the work participation rate and further provides for certain educational and training activity (homework expected or required…

Velmanette MontgomeryFinance Committee

Requires health coverage plans to include in provider networks certified nurse practitioners as primary health care providers

Requires health coverage plans covering health-care services to include in the provider networks certified nurse practitioners as primary health care providers.

Thomas K. DuaneHealth Committee

Honoring Frank M. Castella, Jr. upon the occasion of receiving the Community Leadership Award from the Alzheimer's Association

Joel MillerAdopted

Adopted

Authorizes taxpayers certified as an empire zone business immediately preceding the day the empire zones program expired to be deemed certified until April 1, 2014

Authorizes taxpayers certified as an empire zone business immediately preceding the day the empire zones program expired to be deemed certified until April 1, 2014.

Ellen C. JaffeeWays And Means Committee

Requires the registration of mail-in second-hand precious metals dealers with the department of state, regulates the conduct of the business thereof

Requires the registration of mail-in second-hand precious metals dealers with the department of state; and regulates the conduct of the business thereof.

Karim CamaraEconomic Development Committee