Co-sponsored bills

Enacts the "taxi driver protection act"

Enacts the "taxi driver protection act"; requires a sign in every for-hire vehicle that states that "WARNING: Assaulting A Taxi Driver Is Punishable By Up To Twenty-Five Years In Prison."

Rory LancmanVetoed

Vetoed

Directs the state liquor authority to require certain labeling of alcoholic beverages containing caffeine or other stimulants

Directs the state liquor authority to require certain labeling of alcoholic beverages containing caffeine or other stimulants; requires retail licensees for off-premises consumption to sell…

Jeffrey D. KleinRules Committee

Provides for issuance of distinctive plates to "catholic war veterans of America"

Provides for issuance of distinctive plates to "Catholic War Veterans of America"; requires additional annual service charge of $10 to be deposited into the DMV distinctive plate development fund.

Peter AbbateTransportation Committee

Relates to provisions regarding domestic workers and such workers' employment regulations, employment restrictions and employment contracts

Relates to provisions regarding domestic workers and such workers' employment regulations concerning hours of labor and wages, employment restrictions and employment contracts.

Keith L.T. WrightSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Enacts the Veterans Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Act

Enacts the "Veterans Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Act."

William MagnarelliVetoed

Vetoed

Increases certain special accidental death benefits

Increases certain special accidental death benefits paid to widows, widowers or the deceased member's children.

Margaret MarkeySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to health insurance coverage for surviving spouses or domestic partners of members of the New York City department of correction or sanitation

Relates to health insurance coverage for surviving spouses or domestic partners of members of the New York city department of correction or sanitation who are enrolled in a health insurance plan.

Michael CusickSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to making real property tax receipts available online

Relates to making real property tax receipts available online.

Sandy GalefSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Establishes an address confidentiality program in the office of the secretary of state for domestic violence victims who need to maintain secrecy of their location

Establishes an address confidentiality program in the office of the secretary of state for domestic violence victims who need to maintain confidentiality of their location; authorizes the secretary…

Helene WeinsteinVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to information and access to breast reconstructive surgery

Relates to information and access to breast reconstructive surgery.

Naomi RiveraSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Criminalizes assault on a sanitation enforcement agent

Criminalizes assault on a sanitation enforcement agent.

J. Gary PretlowSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorizes family court in family offense proceedings to extend an order of protection upon showing of good cause or consent

Authorizes the family court in family offense proceedings to extend an order of protection upon the showing of good cause or consent of the parties.

Helene WeinsteinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to domestic violence; repealer

Defines "victim of domestic violence"; prohibits employers from discriminating against victims of domestic violence.

Susan JohnVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to preventing discrimination against victims of domestic violence from housing discrimination; repealer

Prevents housing discrimination against victims of domestic violence.

RoAnn DestitoVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to providing unlisted numbers for domestic violence victims

Relates to providing unlisted telephone numbers without charge for certain victims of domestic violence.

Naomi RiveraSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides that an offender who fails to register or verify as a sex offender shall have the length of such failure to register or verify added to the duration of registration

Provides that an offender who fails to register or verify as a sex offender shall have the period of time of such failure to register or verify added to the duration of registration.

Susan JohnVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to the payment of winning lottery tickets

Relates to the payment of winning lottery tickets.

Michael DenDekkerWays And Means Committee

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats.

Kenneth ZebrowskiAgriculture Committee

Adds a representative of veteran and alcoholism or substance abuse programs to the advisory council on alcoholism and substance abuse services

Adds a representative of veteran and alcoholism or substance abuse programs to the advisory council on alcoholism and substance abuse programs and a representative who is a combat veteran and is…

Amy PaulinVetoed

Vetoed

Establishes a civil remedy for victims of bias-related violence

Establishes a civil remedy for victims of bias-related violence or intimidation for deprivation of a civil liberty, property damage, injury or death motivated by race, religion, national origin,…

RoAnn DestitoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Enhances the reporting requirements for businesses, outside of a city with population of one million or more, which store or use hazardous materials

Enhances the reporting requirements for the storage or use of hazardous materials by businesses, outside of a city having a population of one million or more.

Mike SpanoRules Committee

Protects individuals with disabilities from discrimination and provides equal opportunity to enjoy common portions of dwellings

Protects individuals with disabilities from discrimination and provides equal opportunity to enjoy common portions of dwellings.

Michael CusickSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires the establishment of procedures or mechanisms to receive allegations of abuse or mistreatment of patients served by programs licensed or operated under the mental hygiene law; repealer

Requires the establishment of procedures or mechanisms to receive allegations of abuse or mistreatment of patients served by programs licensed or operated under the mental hygiene law; includes…

Harvey WeisenbergSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to hate crimes sentencing

Relates to hate crimes sentencing; provides that a court may require as a part of the sentence imposed upon a person convicted of a hate crime that the person complete a program, training session or…

Grace MengSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Allows state police officers to receive an improved death benefit if they die without 20 years of service credit but with enough vacation and sick time to reach 20 years

Allows state police officers to receive an improved death benefit where such officers die without twenty years of service credit but with enough unused vacation and sick time to get them to twenty…

Albert A. StirpeOn the Assembly floor

Broadens scope of prevailing wage requirements for service employees and establishes criminal penalties for violations

Broadens scope of prevailing wage requirements for service employees and establishes criminal penalties for violations.

Michael GianarisOn the Assembly floor

Provides that a member with at least 20 years of creditable police or fire service in the retirement system shall not be precluded from any rights he or she is entitled otherwise to

Provides that a member with at least 20 years of creditable police or fire service in the retirement system shall not be precluded from any rights he is entitled otherwise to nor upon retirement…

Peter AbbateOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps

Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps.

Antoine M. ThompsonOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the N.Y. State Consumer Protection Board to establish a bike theft prevention website and requires posting notification of such registration by bike retailers

Authorizes the NYS Consumer Protection Board to establish a bike theft prevention website; requires bike shops to provide notice to buyers, to post information and provides for civil penalties for…

Andrew HevesiRules Committee

Relates to the definition, and information provided about, sex offenders

Relates to the definition of, and information provided about, sex offenders.

Harvey WeisenbergRules Committee

Includes possession of four or more stolen bicycles in the crime of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree and the value exceeds $600

Includes possession of four or more stolen bicycles in the crime of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree and the value exceeds six hundred dollars.

Andrew HevesiRules Committee

Relates to contracts for the transportation of putrescible and non-putrescible waste by rail

Requires contracts for the transportation of putrescible and non-putrescible waste by rail to include provisions stating that putrescible waste transported by rail shall be covered with sealing hard…

Andrew HevesiRules Committee

Enacts the "hospital closure planning act"

Enacts the "hospital closure planning act"; provides that whenever a general hospital closes, the commissioner of health shall within thirty days of being notified of such closure, hold a public…

Rory LancmanOn the Assembly floor

Requires level two sex offenders to disclose their employment address

Requires level two sex offenders to disclose their employment address, whether employment is for compensation or not as part of registration information; prohibits employment which involves…

Felix OrtizOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps

Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps.

Brian KavanaghRules Committee

Prohibits the co-mingling of adolescent and adult patients in department run residential facilities

Prohibits the co-mingling of adolescent and adult patients in department run residential facilities.

Matthew TitoneRules Committee

Relates to remote metering by farm and non-residential customer-generators

Relates to remote metering by farm and non-residential customer-generators for olar electric generating equipment or farm waste electric generating equipment.

Francine DelMonteRules Committee

Relates to covering putrescible waste transported by rail

Relates to covering putrescible and non-putrescible waste transported by rail with hard lids and hard tarping.

Andrew HevesiRules Committee

Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of prisoners by health care professionals

Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of prisoners by health care professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting, planning the torture or improper…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Extends the date allowable for exemptions for first-time homebuyers of newly constructed homes

Extends the date allowable for exemptions for first-time homebuyers of newly constructed homes to on or after December 31, 2015.

Robert SweeneyRules Committee

Prohibits smoking on platforms of the Long Island and Metro North railroads

Prohibits smoking on platforms of the Long Island and Metro North railroads.

Ellen C. JaffeeCodes Committee

Relates to the suspension of driving privileges

Enacts "Elle's Law"; relates to the suspension of driving privileges.

Micah KellnerOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the establishment and implementation of guidelines concerning certain head injuries

Relates to the establishment and implementation of guidelines concerning certain head injuries.

Robert SweeneyRules Committee

Requires the annual reporting of criminal activity on subways

Requires the annual reporting of criminal activity on subways.

James F. BrennanOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes the NYS consumer protection board to establish a bike theft prevention awareness and education program

Authorizes the NYS Consumer Protection Board to establish a bike theft prevention awareness and education program; provides that the director shall produce & distribute educational materials and…

Andrew HevesiOn the Assembly floor

Eliminates age requirement for eligibility for high school athletic competition for pupils with a developmental or physical disability; guarantees 5 years of eligibility

Eliminates age requirement for eligibility for high school athletic competition for pupils with a developmental or physical disability; guarantees 5 years of eligibility to such pupils if qualified…

Jane CorwinEducation Committee

Memorializing the Governor to designate the week prior to Veteran's Day, held yearly on November 11th, as Veterans Awareness Week in the State of New York

Robert SweeneyAdopted

Adopted

Relates to the information required by the sex offender registry

Relates to the information required by the sex offender registry; requires the type of assigned supervision and the length of time of such supervision.

Francine DelMonteCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee