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Relates to disclosure regarding dual agency in real estate relationships

Relates to disclosure regarding dual agency in real estate relationships.

Jonathan BingSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires N.Y. city school districts to notify parents of bedbug infestations

Requires city school districts having a population of one million or more to notify parents and persons in parental relation of any bedbug infestations found in a school.

Michael GianarisSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides for furnishing transcript of trial of a defendant convicted of a homicide offense to a family member of the victim at no cost to the family member

Provides for furnishing of a copy of the transcript of the trial of a defendant convicted of a homicide offense, or of the proceedings which resulted in such conviction, to a family member of the…

Michael GianarisVetoed

Vetoed

Requires energy services companies to provide customers with a consumers bill of rights

Requires energy services companies to provide customers with a consumer bill of rights; establishes civil cause of action and civil penalties for violations of such provisions.

Michael GianarisSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Chapter amends S. 4472 and A. 5434 to provide for notice of a bedbug infestation in a public school to the guardians of affected students in the school

Provides for notice of a bedbug infestation in a public school to the guardians of affected students in the school; authorizes the declaration a bedbug infestation in a discrete area of a school,…

Michael GianarisEducation Committee

Provides for greater protections to consumers in rental purchase agreements; repealer

Provides for greater protections to consumers in rental purchase agreements; defines certain terms; provides greater disclosure to consumer regarding the amount, number and times at which various…

Audrey PhefferSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to prescription prices and pharmacies for injured employees; repealer

Relates to prescription prices and pharmacies for injured employees.

Michael GianarisLabor Committee

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

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

Establishes apportionment commission to create apportionment plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on federal censuses; repealer

Establishes an apportionment commission to create apportionment plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on decennial federal census, which shall be considered by and voted upon…

Michael GianarisWays And Means Committee

Prohibits the imposition of any charge or fee on the telephone bill of a consumer when such fee is imposed by a third party, without the consent of the consumer

Prohibits the imposition of any charge or fee on the telephone bill of a consumer when such fee or charge is imposed by a third party, unless the consumer explicitly agrees to the nature and amount…

Michael GianarisWays And Means Committee

Requires debt collection agencies to be licensed by the state

Requires debt collection agencies to be licensed by the state, requires bonding and allows for penalties.

Audrey PhefferRules Committee

Relates to utility intervenor reimbursement

Relates to utility intervenor reimbursement.

Kevin CahillWays And Means Committee

Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures

Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures; allows plaintiffs to recover punitive damages and reasonable attorneys' fees.

Michael GianarisRules 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

Relates to preferences to veterans for rentals and selection of tenants by certain housing companies

Relates to preferences to veterans for rentals and selection of tenants by certain housing companies.

Michael GianarisOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the sale of monuments and memorials

Relates to the sale of monuments and memorials.

Joseph MorelleRules Committee

Provides for the dispensing of emergency contraception under certain circumstances and conditions

Provides for the dispensing of emergency contraception under certain circumstances and conditions.

Amy PaulinOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to the St. Michael's cemetery

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to the St.

Michael GianarisCities Committee

Increases the penalties imposed upon gas and electric utilities for failure to file or correct an annual report with the public service commission

Increases the penalties imposed upon gas and electric utilities for failure to file or correct an annual report with the public service commission; such penalties shall not be more than 1% of the…

Michael GianarisOn the Assembly floor

Enacts bill of adoptee rights clarifying language and procedures for obtaining birth certificates and medical histories for adoptees

Enacts Bill of Adoptee Rights clarifying language and procedures for obtaining birth certificates and medical histories of adoptees; permits an adopted adult to access certain records when they…

David KoonCodes Committee

Urging the New York State Congressional delegation to support enactment of H.R. 2493, the Judgment Evading Foreign Sovereigns Accountability Act of 2009

Michael GianarisRules 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 fair procedures, practices, and standards for actions by the office of medicaid inspector general and social services districts

Relates to fair procedures, practices, and standards for actions by the office of medicaid inspector general and social services districts.

Richard GottfriedCodes Committee

Requires the comptroller to transfer money into the environmental protection fund whenever such fund has insufficient money to meet its obligations

Requires the comptroller to transfer money into the environmental protection fund whenever such fund has insufficient money to meet its obligations.

Robert SweeneyWays And Means Committee

Requires the payment of court costs and legal fees to government officers and employees removed from a position illegally and reinstated by court order

Requires a civil service employer to reimburse, within thirty days, any employee or officer, reinstated pursuant to a court order, for court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

Audrey PhefferCodes Committee

Relates to distressed property consultants advertisements

Relates to distressed property consultants advertisements.

Michael GianarisOn the Assembly floor

Relates to global warming pollution control

Relates to global warming pollution control; establishes greenhouse gas limits and a greenhouse gas reporting system.

Robert SweeneyFinance Committee

Enacts the New York state fair pay act

Enacts the "New York State fair pay act"; provides that it shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate between employees on the basis of sex, race and/or national origin…

Susan JohnLabor Committee

Declares certain contracts to which a debt evading foreign state is a party to be void as against public policy

Declares certain contracts to which a debt evading foreign state is a party to be void as against public policy.

Michael GianarisJudiciary Committee

Enacts a balanced budget requirement and creates the New York state governmental accounting review board

Enacts a balanced budget requirement and creates the New York state governmental accounting review board.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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

Commemorating the annual Greek Independence Day Parade in New York City on April 18, 2010, and commending the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York

Michael GianarisAdopted

Adopted

Requires all hospitals to establish, utilize and complete a checklist for each intensive care medical procedure performed in the hospital

Requires all hospitals to establish, utilize and complete a checklist for each intensive care medical procedure performed in the hospital.

Michael GianarisHealth Committee

Expands the definition of major utility transmission facility to include certain facilities in which electric current is transformed

Expands the definition of major utility transmission facility to include a facility in which electric current is transformed from the transmission system to the distribution system or a facility…

Richard GottfriedWays And Means Committee

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim March 25, 2010, as Greek Independence Day in the State of New York

Michael GianarisAdopted

Adopted

Provides that every schedule of rates of gas and electric corporations which is based on operation of over 18 months, shall be reviewed annually

Provides that every gas or electric rate schedule, which is based on projections of revenues, expenditures and utility operations for more than 18 months, shall be annually reviewed by the public…

Michael GianarisWays And Means Committee

Relates to voluntary discontinuances when responsive pleadings are not required

Extends the time period in which a voluntary discontinuance of a civil action may be obtained without the need for a court order or stipulation of settlement; gives flexibility to parties who may…

Michael GianarisCodes Committee

Establishes the climate change solutions fund

Establishes the climate change solutions fund.

Michael GianarisOn the Assembly floor

Enacts the climate change solutions program act

Enacts the climate change solutions program act; relates to greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs and energy efficiency programs; establishes powers and duties of the commissioner of…

Robert SweeneyOn the Assembly floor

Increases the veteran's real property tax exemption from $5000 to $7500

Increases the real property tax exemption a veteran may receive on real property purchased with eligible funds from $5,000 to $7,500 of the assessed value of such property.

Michael GianarisWays And Means Committee

Requires electric corporations to submit electric utility emergency plans to the public service commission for review and approval

Requires electric corporations to submit electric utility emergency plans to the public service commission for review and approval; provides such plans shall set forth training and planning for…

Michael GianarisEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Establishes the "New York state consumers' right to repair act of 2010"

Establishes the "New York state consumers' right to repair act" which mandates automobile manufacturers to release vehicle repair information to vehicle owners allowing such owners to choose among…

Darryl TownsConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Provides that stalking by technological means shall be prohibited and shall be included in the crimes of stalking in the first, second and third degrees

Provides that stalking by technological means, including illegal wiretapping, cell phones, caller ID, Internet, cameras and GPS systems, shall be prohibited and shall be included in the crimes of…

Vanessa GibsonCodes Committee

Directs the division of criminal justice services to study and report on laws, rules and regulations relating to air guns

Directs the division of criminal justice services to study, review and report, to the governor and the legislature, on the laws, rules and regulation and policies relating to air rifles, air pistols…

Michael GianarisCodes Committee

Provides for the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor by appointment of the governor subject to confirmation by the senate and assembly

Provides for the filling of vacancies in the office of lieutenant-governor by appointment of the governor subject to confirmation by majority vote in the senate and majority vote in the assembly.

William MagnarelliJudiciary Committee

Requires hospital incident reports to be simultaneously provided to the affected patients and/or their legal representatives

Requires general hospital which submits an incident report to the department of health to simultaneously provide a copy of such report to the affected patients and/ or their legal representatives;…

Michael GianarisCodes Committee

Creates a debt management board; repealer

Creates a debt management board with authority to set a limit on state debt; authorizes the use of surplus moneys to reduce outstanding state funded debt; limits the amount of state debt that may be…

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee