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

A8854Assembly· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Enacting clause stricken
Amends the percentages used to determine the presumed cost of doing business for agents and wholesale dealers that sell cigarettes
Amends the percentages used to determine the presumed cost of doing business for agents and wholesale dealers that sell cigarettes.
José PeraltaStricken
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A6368Assembly· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development
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…
Deborah GlickHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

A8412Assembly· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Enacting clause stricken

Prohibits the issuance of a credit card to any person under 21 years of age, unless such person has parental consent thereto and has completed course of instruction

Prohibits the issuance of a credit card to any person under 21 years of age, unless such person has parental consent thereto and has completed course of instruction in financial responsibility and…

José PeraltaStricken

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A8705Assembly· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Enacting clause stricken

Establishes a parent participation board in each community school district in the city school district of the city of New York

Establishes a parent participation board in each community school district in the city school district of the city of New York; directs such boards to each establish an office of education…

José PeraltaStricken

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A268Assembly· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Enacting clause stricken

Requires manufacturers and sellers of manufactured homes to provide customers with notice that owners of manufactured home parks may change the use of land comprising manufactured home parks

Requires manufacturers and sellers of manufactured homes to provide customers with notice that owners of manufactured home parks may change the use of land comprising manufactured home parks…

José PeraltaStricken

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S3807Senate· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Provides for riparian/littoral property lines to be shown on subdivision maps that are contiguous to navigable water bodies of the state

Provides for riparian/littoral property lines to be shown on subdivision maps that are contiguous to navigable water bodies of the state.

John J. FlanaganOn the Senate floor

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S4226Senate· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Substituted by a5110

Amends the constitution to allow person who will be 18 years old at the the time of a presidential election to vote in primary election if 17 at the time

Amends the constitution to allow a person who will be 18 years old at the the time of a presidential election to vote in the presidential primary election if he or she is 17 years of age at the time…

Diane J. SavinoOn the Senate floor

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S4293Senate· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Reported and committed to finance

Creates a sustainable development task force to study the feasibility of adopting a regulatory system to achieve goal of sustainable development

Creates a fifteen member sustainable development task force to study the feasibility of adopting a goal oriented and performance based regulatory system to achieve the goal of sustainable…

Kevin S. ParkerFinance Committee

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S1236Senate· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Committee discharged and committed to housing, construction and community development

Creates the central Buffalo housing district

Creates the central Buffalo housing district; provides for tax exemptions and abatements for certain property and entities within the central Buffalo housing district.

Antoine M. ThompsonHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S2074Senate· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Starred on calendar

Declares void and unenforceable contract terms indemnifying or exempting manufacturers or sellers of burglary protection systems from liability for negligence

Declares void and unenforceable certain contract terms indemnifying or exempting manufacturers, sellers and/or monitors of burglary protection systems from liability for negligence; such terms must…

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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A1537Assembly· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Enacting clause stricken

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 PeraltaStricken

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A2982AssemblyS5618· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Directs the division for small business to maintain a small business portal on the department of economic development's website

Directs the division for small business to maintain a small business portal on the department of economic development's internet website; provides such portal shall be a one-stop source of…

Joan ChristensenWays And Means CommitteeFinance

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A5900Assembly· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Enacting clause stricken

Requires notice of potential liability to be given to applicants for medical assistance or family health care plus

Requires notice of potential liability for reimbursement of benefits paid to be given to applicants for medical assistance or family health care plus.

José PeraltaStricken

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A6875Assembly· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Prohibits the retail sale, distribution or offer to sell at retail to any person in the state, novelty lighters

Prohibits the retail sale, distribution or offer to sell at retail to any person in the state, novelty lighters; provides definition of novelty lighters; establishes civil penalties; makes exception…

Ginny FieldsWays And Means Committee

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A908Assembly· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Reported referred to ways and means

Relates to the exemption from taxation for non-profit organizations

Requires the burden of annually establishing that the requirements of the mandatory class non-profit real property tax exemptions have been satisfied to fall upon the owner of the property and must…

Aileen GuntherWays And Means Committee

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S169Senate· Moved Apr 13, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Makes conviction of certain criminal offenses grounds for divorce

Makes the conviction of a husband or wife of a class A felony, class B or C violent felony or a felony sex offense a ground for divorce.

Carl KrugerOn the Senate floor

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A10622Assembly· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Increases tax credit allowed for the premium paid for long-term care insurance

Increases tax credit allowed for the premium paid for long-term care insurance from 20 to 25% .

Michael MontesanoWays And Means Committee

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A10619Assembly· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Referred to labor

Excludes certain seasonal fair workers from the definition of employee for purposes of the minimum wage act

Excludes certain seasonal fair workers from the definition of employee for purposes of the minimum wage act.

William MageeLabor Committee

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A10616Assembly· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Held for consideration in agriculture

Requires the installation and testing of fire equipment and sprinkler systems at pet stores

Requires the installation and testing of fire equipment and sprinkler systems at pet stores.

Micah KellnerAgriculture CommitteeEconomy

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A10614Assembly· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Held for consideration in governmental operations

Establishes audits of state agency expenditures to recover overpayments and lost discounts

Establishes audits of state agency expenditures to recover overpayments and lost discounts.

Jane CorwinGovernmental Operations Committee

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A10613Assembly· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Held for consideration in ways and means

Enacts a tax exemption for capital gains on the sales of new businesses

Enacts a tax exemption for capital gains on the sales of new businesses and the initial public offerings of the stock of new businesses that are located in New York.

Marc AlessiWays And Means Committee

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A10610Assembly· Signed Apr 12, 2010· Signed chap.35

Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2010 through April 18, 2010

Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2010 through April 18, 2010.

Signed by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A10482Assembly· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to education

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

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…

Jonathan BingEducation Committee

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A10155Assembly· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Reference changed to children and families

Authorizes the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile detention facilities

Authorizes the correctional association to inspect residential juvenile detention facilities.

Jeffrion AubryCorrection Committee

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A2933Assembly· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Relates to limited-profit housing companies

Relates to limited-profit housing companies; authorizes certain companies to pay dividends or interest in excess of six percent per annum; relates to the dissolution of certain rental housing…

Vito LopezHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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A7811Assembly· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Held for consideration in local governments

Requires a minimum height requirement of 2,500 feet while helicopters or other small aircraft are flying over cities, towns, villages or settlements

Requires a minimum height requirement of 2,500 feet while helicopters and smell aircraft carrying ten or fewer passengers are flying over cities, towns, villages or settlements.

Marc AlessiLocal Governments Committee

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A6371Assembly· Moved Apr 12, 2010· 3rd reading cal.217

Allows agencies to charge for postage when records are mailed through a FOIL request; agencies may waive fees for the reproduction of records

Allows agencies to charge for postage when records are mailed through a FOIL request; allows agencies to waive fees for the reproduction of records.

Janele Hyer-SpencerOn the Senate floor

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A1016Assembly· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Amend and recommit to local governments

Relates to the membership of the Niagara county industrial development agency

Relates to the membership of the Niagara county industrial development agency; creates a seat for the president of the Niagara Falls branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored…

Francine DelMonteLocal Governments Committee

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S5226Senate· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Advanced to third reading

Provides that motor vehicles, with certain exceptions, shall not be operated with an accumulation of snow or ice on the surface thereof

Provides that motor vehicles, with certain exceptions, shall not be operated with an accumulation of snow or ice on the surface thereof; establishes fines for violation of these provisions.

Martin Malavé DilanOn the Senate floor

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A271Assembly· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Amended on third reading (t) 271b

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…

Audrey PhefferOn the Assembly floor

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S2721Senate· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Substituted by a1069

Exempts manufacturers of firearm silencers from being charged under certain sections of the penal law in certain situations

Exempts manufacturers of firearm silencers from being charged under certain sections of the penal law in certain situations.

Dale M. VolkerOn the Senate floor

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S1485Senate· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Reported and committed to codes

Requires sex offenders to verify their residence and registration on a biannual basis

Requires sex offenders to verify their residence and registration on a biannual basis; the divisions shall mail a verification form to each registered sex offender on a different random date during…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S2280Senate· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Amend and recommit to finance

Relates to traffic stops conducted by law enforcement officers involving racial profiling

Relates to traffic stops conducted by law enforcement officers; defines "racial profiling"; authorizes division of criminal justice services to conduct a study relating to racial profiling;…

Kevin S. ParkerFinance Committee

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S2542Senate· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Amend (t) and recommit to education

Enacts the "Nurse of Tomorrow Act of 2010" to provide for grants to certain hospitals, schools and other entities for nurse recruitment, education and retention

Enacts the "Nurse of Tomorrow Act" to provide for grants from the state commissioner of education to public and not-for-profit hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, schools and other entities for…

Kevin S. ParkerEducation Committee

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S2454Senate· Moved Apr 12, 2010· Amend and recommit to environmental conservation

Establishes the "environmental justice act"

Establishes the "environmental justice act" to establish governmental procedures to safeguard residents' health and welfare, and achieve environmental justice; definitions; creates the environmental…

Kevin S. ParkerEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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