Sponsored bills

Establishes the Newtown Pippin apple as the official state historic fruit

Establishes the the Newton Pippin apple as the official state historic fruit.

George OnoratoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to overpayments to health care providers when fraud or other intentional misconduct is alleged

Relates to overpayments to health care providers when fraud or other intentional misconduct is alleged.

Neil D. BreslinInsurance Committee

Relates to standards for prompt, fair and equitable settlement of claims for health care and payments for health care services

Relates to standards for prompt, fair and equitable settlement of claims for health care and payments for health care services; prohibits insurers from seeking refunds after 24 months; provides for…

Neil D. BreslinInsurance CommitteeFinance

Requires insurance companies to supply providers with written confirmation of oral approval for services upon an insured

Requires insurance companies to supply providers with written confirmation of oral approval for services upon an insured.

Neil D. BreslinInsurance Committee

Relates to the settlement of claims

Relates to the settlement of claims.

Neil D. BreslinInsurance CommitteeFinance

Authorizes municipalities to sell certain municipally owned dwellings to low/moderate income persons for nominal consideration

Authorizes municipalities to sell municipally owned 1-4 family residential dwellings requiring rehabilitation to persons of low and moderate income who are first-time homebuyers, for nominal…

Michael MontesanoHousing Committee

Authorizes a public employee's contractual rights extended for six months beyond expiration date of current agreement for negotiation of new agreement

Authorizes a public employee's contractual rights be extended for up to six months beyond the expiration date of such employee's agreement for the sole purpose of negotiating a new agreement.

J. Gary PretlowGovernmental Employees Committee

Jobs for New York state act; appropriation; repealer

Relates to the certification of businesses as clean energy enterprises and the termination or revision of an empire zone and procedures relating to uniform tax exemption policy; relates to empire…

Robin SchimmingerEconomic Development Committee

Prohibits public broadcast of 911 calls over radio, television or internet

Prohibits public broadcast of 911 calls over radio, television or internet.

Kenneth ZebrowskiLocal Governments Committee

Authorizes Collette V. Fournier to purchase certain service credit in the New York state teachers' retirement system

Authorizes Collette V. Fournier to purchase certain service credit in the New York state teachers' retirement system.

Ellen C. JaffeeGovernmental Employees Committee

Establishes a person is guilty of criminal mischief in the second degree when he or she damages property that is public property

Establishes a person is guilty of criminal mischief in the second degree when with intent to damage property of another person, and having no right to do so he or she damages property that is public…

Janele Hyer-SpencerCodes Committee

Allows reimbursements for certain services provided by licensed mental health counselors

Allows health insurance reimbursements for certain mental health services provided by licensed mental health counselors.

Robert BarraInsurance Committee

Requires contracts awarded by the state or a public authority for telephone customer service, to provide such service in the Spanish language

Requires contracts, with a value of $1,000,000 or more, awarded by the state or a public authority for telephone customer service, to provide such service in the Spanish language in addition to…

James F. BrennanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions CommitteeEconomy

Prohibits harassment, intimidation or bullying in schools

Requires provisions in schools that prohibit harassment, intimidation or bullying whether by electronic communication or a written, verbal, physical or sexual act.

Marcus MolinaroEducation Committee

Establishes the town of Ramapo industrial development agency

Establishes the town of Ramapo industrial development agency.

Ellen C. JaffeeLocal Governments Committee

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.

David J. ValeskyLabor Committee

Requires a safety and reliability inspection of all telephone poles used by telephone corporations providing telephone service to more than one million subscribers

Requires a safety and reliability inspection of all telephone poles used by telephone corporations providing telephone service to more than one million subscribers and the replacement or removal of…

Bill PerkinsEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Directs the department of health to post, on its internet website, the state's medical assistance plan and all amendments thereto

Directs the department of health to post, on its internet website, the state's medical assistance plan and all amendments thereto; provides that no provision of such plan shall take effect until it…

Kemp HannonHealth Committee

Authorizes Chemung county to impose an additional mortgage recording tax and authorizes such county to expend existing mortgage recoding tax on county services

Authorizes the county of Chemung to impose an additional mortgage recording tax and authorizes such county to expend the existing mortgage recoding tax on county services.

George WinnerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim May 2010 as Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month in the State of New York

Donna LupardoAdopted

Adopted

Authorizes certain fire districts to offer certain benefits to their volunteer firefighters subject to mandatory referendum

Authorizes certain fire districts to offer certain benefits to their volunteer firefighters subject to mandatory referendum.

William J. Larkin Jr.Local Government Committee

Creates the short-term military service guardian

Creates the short term military service guardian; parent w/o joint custody may appoint service guardian; maximum 180 days.

Robert CastelliStricken

Authorizes the court to declare that a public body has violated the open meetings law or to declare that actions taken by a public body are void

Authorizes the court to declare that a public body has violated the open meetings law or to declare that actions taken by a public body are void; requires members of the public body to attend a…

RoAnn DestitoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to open meetings of public bodies

Relates to open meetings of public bodies.

RoAnn DestitoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Enacts the "construction safety course accountability act"

Enacts the "construction safety course accountability act"; authorizes the department of labor to license any entity or organization in the state of New York which offers an Occupational Safety and…

Rory LancmanLabor Committee

Provides temporary retirement incentive for certain public employees

Diane J. SavinoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorizes the detaining in the Chautauqua county correctional facility of persons awaiting arraignment in any local court in the county of Chautauqua

Authorizes the detaining in the Chautauqua county correctional facility of persons awaiting arraignment in any local court in the county of Chautauqua.

Catharine YoungOn the Senate floor

Establishes emergency evacuation plan for individuals with disabilities; and establishes $500 fine for failure to comply

Establishes emergency evacuation plan for individuals with disabilities; establishes $500 fine for failure to comply with such plan within one year of the effective date.

Jonathan BingStricken

Allows the use of rifles for hunting in Ontario county; and providing for the repeal of such provisions

Allows the use of rifles for hunting in Ontario county; provides for the repeal of such provisions.

Brian KolbStricken

Relates to the admission of persons with criminal records to institutions of higher education

Establishes it shall be an unfair educational practice to exclude or discriminate against any person seeking admission to an educational institution by reason of his or her having been convicted of…

Jeffrion AubryHigher Education Committee

Establishes the crime of operating a vehicle while fatigued

Establishes the crime of operating a vehicle while fatigued; relates to vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter by including within the definition of such crimes the operation of a vehicle…

Grace MengTransportation Committee

Relates to the dedicated occupational safety and health training and education and occupational health clinic programs fund

Relates to the dedicated occupational safety and health training and education and occupational health clinic programs fund.

Susan JohnWays And Means Committee

Authorizes the removal of fire commissioners for dereliction of duties

Authorizes the removal of fire commissioners for dereliction of duties; such dereliction shall include excessive, unexcused absences from regularly scheduled meetings.

Sandy GalefOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the provision of certain optometric services by the college of optometry of the state university of New York to persons receiving medical assistance

Authorizes the provision of optometric services, which are provided by certain diagnostic and treatment centers licensed under article twenty-eight of the public health law and affiliated with the…

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Directs public bodies to conduct meetings in facilities accommodating to public attendance

Directs public bodies to make or cause to be made all reasonable efforts to ensure that meetings are held in an appropriate facility which can adequately accommodate members of the public who wish…

J. Gary PretlowSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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;…

N. Nick PerryGovernmental Operations Committee

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…

N. Nick PerryHigher Education Committee

Requires limited profit housing company to show maintenance of essential services before approval of rent increases

Defines, for purposes of the Mitchell-Lama housing projects, "essential services" which landlord in limited-profit housing companies are obligated to provide and requires that any authorized maximum…

Jeffrey DinowitzHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Establishes the commission on public authority reform to study and investigate reducing the number of public authorities and their subsidiaries

Establishes a temporary state commission to be known as the commission on public authority reform to study and investigate reducing the number of public authorities and their subsidiaries in New…

Mark J.F. SchroederCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Requires certain food establishments to provide nutritional information to its customers

Requires certain food establishments to provide nutritional information to their customers.

Joseph MorelleConsumer Affairs And Protection CommitteePublic Safety & Consumer Affairs

Relates to the rights of a victim of domestic violence to cast special ballots if they leave their residence because of such violence

Relates to the rights of a victim of domestic violence to cast special ballots if they leave their residence because of such violence; includes family and household members.

Dennis H. GabryszakSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to capital awards to vendor tracks

Relates to capital awards to vendor tracks.

John J. BonacicWays And Means Committee

Relates to public non-disclosure agreements

Relates to public non-disclosure agreements; makes it unlawful for public authority to require a contract or agreement with an employee refusing to disclose any information received or learned in…

Richard BrodskySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Directs the commissioner of health to provide parents of children between 6 months and 18 years of age, who are in school, with information on influenza and immunization

Directs the commissioner of health to annually provide parents of children between 6 months and 18 years of age, who are in school, with educational materials on influenza and immunizations.

Amy PaulinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Includes senior citizen students auditing community college classes in the full time equivalent state aid formula

Includes senior citizen students auditing community college classes in the full time equivalent state aid formula.

Thomas P. MorahanFinance Committee

Creates the crime of falsely accusing someone of a crime

Creates the crime of falsely accusing someone of a crime.

Andrew J. LanzaCodes Committee

Relates to court clerks providing information to victims regarding orders of protection against the individual who committed the crime once they are released

Relates to court clerks providing information to victims regarding orders of protection against the individual who committed the crime once they are released.

Toby Ann StaviskyOn the Senate floor

Provides that the amount required to redeem real property affected by any tax sale certificate in foreclosure shall include certain amounts and costs

Provides that the amount required to redeem real property affected by any tax sale certificate in foreclosure, or to be recovered by the plaintiff in foreclosure, shall include the aggregate amount…

Dale M. VolkerStricken