Co-sponsored bills

Relates to a report on the capacity and staffing of the state prison system

Requires certain reports to the legislature regarding correctional facilities.

Jeffrion AubryVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to extending the effectiveness of certain provisions until 2018

Relates to extending the effectiveness of the emergency housing rent control law and certain other provisions relating thereto until 2018.

Vito LopezOn the Senate floor

Enacts the "city of Newburgh fiscal recovery act" to authorize such city to issue bonds to liquidate certain deficits, and impose certain budgetary requirements

Enacts the " city of Newburgh fiscal recovery act" to authorize such city to issue bonds to liquidate certain deficits, and imposes certain budgetary requirements upon the city to restore fiscal…

Frank SkartadosOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the training of fire officers in N.Y. city

Relates to the training of fire officers in cities of one million or more.

Peter AbbateOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of and transfer certain parklands in furtherance of a development plan for Coney Island

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of and transfer certain parklands in exchange for other lands to be utilized for park purposes in furtherance of a development plan for Coney Island.

Alec Brook-KrasnyRules Committee

Relates to enacting the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote

Enacts the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote; creates a compact between the states and the District of Columbia; defines terms.

Jeffrey DinowitzOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the applicability of local laws of certain cities to buildings owned, leased or operated by the state or its agencies

Relates to the applicability of local building codes to state and state agency owned buildings; creates the New York city-New York state task force on building and fire safety; provides for the…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes the incorporation of benefit corporations

Authorizes the incorporation of benefit corporations and provides for the public benefit to be created by benefit corporations, for the election and termination of the status of a benefit…

Richard BrodskyRules Committee

Makes provisions relating to HIV testing, including consent for such testing, required offering for such testing, confidentiality and disclosure

Relates to HIV testing, including consent for such testing, required offering for such testing, confidentiality and disclosure.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

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 the municipal sustainable energy financing program

Relates to the municipal sustainable energy financing program.

Robert SweeneyEnergy Committee

Relates to appointments to the water board of the city of New York

Relates to appointments to the water board of the city of New York.

David WeprinRules Committee

Authorizes the Urban Development Corporation to create a subsidiary corporation for the oversight of the Atlantic Yards project

Authorizes the Urban Development Corporation to create a subsidiary corporation for the purpose of the further planning, design, and oversight of the Atlantic Yards land use improvement and civic…

Hakeem JeffriesWays And Means Committee

Relates to utility intervenor reimbursement

Relates to utility intervenor reimbursement.

Kevin CahillWays And Means Committee

Relates to payment of independent contractors

Relates to payment of independent contractors and authorizes the department of labor to investigate complaints, make claims for compensation, assess liquid damages, civil penalties and criminal…

Sheldon SilverLabor Committee

Relates to the regulation of the use of hydraulic fracturing fluids

Relates to the regulation of the use of hydraulic fracturing fluids.

Robert SweeneyRules Committee

Enacts the "reproductive health act"; repealer

Enacts the "reproductive health act"; provides a fundamental right to choose contraception and the right of a female to determine the course of a pregnancy; authorizes abortion prior to viability;…

Deborah GlickHealth Committee

New York solar industry development and jobs act of 2010

Creates the New York solar industry development and jobs act; relates to procurement of solar renewable energy credits; establishes schedule with annual percentages to be met for compliance years.

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

Enacts the public benefits for professional facilities act

Enacts the "public benefits for professional facilities" act; defines terms; provides that any state or local authority that grants any benefit, for the purpose of construction, reconstruction,…

Brian KavanaghRules Committee

Relates to establishing fair, equitable and appropriate English language testing requirements for certain students with limited English proficiency

Relates to establishing fair, equitable and appropriate English language testing requirements for certain students with limited English proficiency; provides that students who enter New York schools…

Carmen E. ArroyoEducation Committee

Relates to permits to drill oil and gas wells

Relates to permits to drill oil and gas wells.

Robert SweeneyRules Committee

Prohibits institutional dispensers and pharmaceutical manufacturers from disposing of pharmaceutical waste in a manner that results in placement in a landfill

Prohibits institutional dispensers and pharmaceutical manufacturers from disposing of pharmaceutical waste in a manner that results in placement in a landfill.

Robert SweeneyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Establishes a moratorium on conducting hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until 120 days after federal EPA issues report thereon

Establishes a moratorium on conducting hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until 120 days after federal Environmental Protection Agency issues a report on the effects of…

Steven EnglebrightRules Committee

Requires an environmental impact statement to be prepared for any natural gas or oil drilling involving the use of hydraulic fracturing fluid

Requires an environmental impact statement to be prepared for any natural gas or oil drilling involving the use of hydraulic fracturing fluid.

Robert SweeneyRules Committee

Prohibits the on-site storage of flowback water

Prohibits the on-site storage of flowback water.

Robert SweeneyCodes Committee

Prohibits the disposal of drill cuttings at the drilling site

Prohibits the disposal of drill cuttings at the drilling site.

Robert SweeneyCodes Committee

Creates renewable energy credits for retail electric providers, the New York power authority and the Long Island power authority

Creates renewable energy credits for retail electric providers, the New York power authority and the Long Island power authority.

Andrew HevesiEnergy Committee

Relates to defining permissible personal use of campaign contributions

Relates to defining permissible personal use of campaign contributions; provides options for the disposition of unused campaign funds; prohibits certain state and legislative employees from…

Kevin CahillElection Law Committee

Dictates that no education degree program in which a parent is enrolled shall be considered in determining eligibility for children's day care services

Provides that the educational degree program in which a parent is enrolled shall not be a factor for consideration in determining eligibility for children's day care services.

Vito LopezWays And Means Committee

Creates a task force on universal long term care insurance

Creates a task force on universal long term care insurance to develop a plan for the financing and provisions for universal long term care insurance for all New Yorkers; provides that the task force…

Steven EnglebrightInsurance Committee

Simplifies the absentee ballot process by removing requirement of certain information that is to be provided

Simplifies the absentee ballot process to make it easier to vote in such manner by removing requirement for certain information on circumstances for the voter's absence.

Sandy GalefSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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

Extends the statute of limitations in criminal and civil actions for certain sex offenses committed against a child less than eighteen years of age

Establishes the period of limitation for the prosecution of a sex offense defined in article 130 of the penal law, incest or use of a child in a sexual performance committed against a person less…

Margaret MarkeyCodes Committee

Prohibits payment of bonuses to employees and board members of state authorities

Prohibits payment of bonuses to employees and board members of state authorities.

Sam HoytCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Establishes procedures for making health care decisions on behalf of patients unable to decide about treatment for themselves; repealer

Creates the family health care decisions act; establishes procedures for family members, surrogates and others close to an incapacitated patient making health care decisions on behalf of patients…

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to net energy metering for certain solar and wind electric generating systems

Relates to energy efficiency and clean energy initiatives of New York power authority.

Kevin CahillSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Establishes a tax credit for personal property replacement as a result of bedbug infestation

Establishes a tax credit for personal property replacement as a result of bedbug infestation; credit of 15% not to exceed $750; certification determined by commissioner.

Linda RosenthalWays And Means Committee

Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression and includes offenses regarding gender identity or expression under the hate crimes statute

Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression; defines "gender identity or expression" as having or being perceived as having a gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or…

Richard GottfriedInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates post traumatic stress disorder

Includes within the definition of "biologically based mental illness" and the term "post traumatic stress disorder".

Peter RiveraInsurance Committee

Relates to the establishment, organization, and administration of charter schools

Relates to the establishment, organization, and administration of charter schools.

Sheldon SilverOn the Assembly floor

Provides for licensure of school psychologists

Provides for the licensure of school psychologists; authorizes the use of the title "school psychologist" to licensed or exempt individuals; defines practice as a school psychologist; sets forth…

George LatimerHigher Education Committee

Requires that judges receive proper certificates of authorization or be enrolled members of the party for which they are running in the primary election

Requires that judges be enrolled members of the party for which they are running in the primary election or to have received a proper certificate of authorization filed properly according to the…

Sandy GalefElection Law Committee

Extends the period in which a defective equipment violation may be corrected from one to two days

Extends the period in which a defective equipment violation may be corrected from one to two days.

Kenneth ZebrowskiTransportation Committee

Provides for establishment of the New York health plan and makes an appropriation to the temporary commission on implementation of the plan

Enacts the New York State Health Plan, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents: provides for administrative structure of the plan, including its status as a…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Limits an insurer's reduction of coverage by limiting the volume of notices of intention to four percent, establishes standards for definitions; repealer

Limits the scope of an insurer's reduction of coverage by limiting the volume of notices of intention to not renew or condition renewal to four percent of the total number of covered policies within…

Robert SweeneyInsurance Committee

Relates to the purchase of cleaner vehicles for use by state agencies

Relates to the purchase of cleaner vehicles for use by state agencies; defines terms; provides that on and after January 1, 2010, one hundred percent of all new light-duty vehicles purchased by…

Kevin CahillGovernmental Operations Committee

Enacts the electric power re-regulation act

Enacts the electric power re-regulation act; provides mechanisms whereby electric companies within this state should be equipped to provide sufficient electric service to its customers in an…

Richard BrodskyEnergy Committee

Creates the organ donor distinctive license plate program and the "organ donor distinctive plates fund"

Creates the organ donor distinctive license plate program and the "organ donor distinctive plates fund"; provides for an additional annual service charge of $25 to be charged for such plates with a…

Darryl TownsTransportation Committee