Co-sponsored bills

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

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

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

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 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Establishes an empire state film post production tax credit

Establishes an Empire state film post production tax credit against personal and corporate franchise taxes for a portion of qualified post production costs attributable to the use of tangible…

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

Provides for crime of non-support of a child where a parent voluntarily reduces or terminates employment or fails to seek employment

Provides for crime of non-support of a child where a parent voluntarily reduces or terminates employment or fails to seek employment to circumvent the order of child support.

Amy PaulinCodes Committee

Removes sunset provisions of chapter 557 of the laws of 2001 relating to pre-need funeral services

Removes the sunset provisions of chapter 557 of the laws of 2001 relating to pre-need funeral services.

Audrey PhefferConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Provides for early voting in primary and general elections during the 2 week period prior to the election

Provides for early voting in primary and general elections during the 2 week period prior to the election.

Karim CamaraElection Law Committee

Makes provisions relating to the joint nomination of candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor

Makes provisions relating to the joint nomination of candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor; provides candidates be designated jointly either by the state committee or by…

Robin SchimmingerElection Law Committee

Prohibits rental car companies from discriminating on the basis of geographical location

Prohibits rental car companies from discriminating on the basis of the geographical location of the residence of the person attempting to enter into the rental agreement; prohibits imposing of…

Brian KavanaghConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Establishes protection for senior citizens against unwarranted eviction

Establishes protection for senior citizens against unwarranted eviction; requires plaintiff/landlord to file an affidavit determining whether or not the respondent is a senior citizen and sets forth…

Deborah GlickHousing Committee

Enacts the "early voting act"

Enacts the "early voting act"; provides to any person early voting for a candidate for public office in a general, primary or special election for any public or party office by paper ballot to take…

Rory LancmanElection Law Committee

Relates to the authorization of debt in times of public emergency

Relates to the authorization of debt in times of public emergency; limits the total amount of state debt; establishes a debt management board; relates to the refunding of state debts.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

Creates the tourism economic development fund and provides for supplemental tourism grants

Creates the tourism economic development fund, with revenue to come from sales and use taxes; dedicates its revenue to tourism promotion, and provides for supplemental tourism matching grants to be…

Joseph MorelleTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee

Provides for special elections for the offices of comptroller and attorney general for vacancies during a term

Provides for special elections for the offices of comptroller and attorney general for vacancies during a term.

Kevin CahillGovernmental Operations Committee

Relates to the availability of federal funding

Relates to the availability of federal funding; further relates to governmental procurement and the purchase of iron, steel and manufactured goods produced in the United States.

RoAnn DestitoGovernmental Operations Committee

Allows all persons to vote by absentee ballot

Allows all persons to vote by absentee ballot; withdraws the requirements that only persons outside of their county may vote by absentee ballot.

Daniel O'DonnellElection Law Committee

Requires new school buses with eight or more passenger capacity to be equipped with engine fire suppression systems

Requires school buses with eight or more passenger capacity purchased after September 1, 2011, to be equipped with engine fire suppression systems; and require state education transportation aid to…

Amy PaulinTransportation Committee

Provides for the establishment of a New York city liquor authority to license and regulate the retail alcoholic beverage business in the city

Provides for the establishment of a New York city liquor authority to license and regulate the retail alcoholic beverage business in the city; provides for its functions, powers, and duties; places…

Audrey PhefferEconomic Development Committee

Establishes the Flushing Meadow-Corona Park community development corporation

Establishes the Flushing Meadow-Corona Park community development corporation to assist in the redevelopment and revitalization of the Willets Point area in Queens, New York; provides for certain…

Jeffrion AubryCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Provides for a special election, at the discretion of the governor, to fill vacancies in the office of comptroller and attorney-general

Provides for a special election, at the discretion of the governor, to fill vacancies in the office of comptroller and attorney-general.

Kevin CahillGovernmental Operations Committee

Enacts a program for public financing of statewide elections, and elections for state senator, assembly person and district attorney; repealer

Enacts a voluntary program for public financing of statewide elections, and elections for state senator, assembly person and district attorney; provides that each candidate who collects a specified…

Felix OrtizElection Law Committee

Prohibits the employment of sex offenders in any position having substantial contact with children

Prohibits the employment of a sex offender in any position having substantial contact with children; defines "substantial contact" as any activity involving children; establishes criminal penalties…

Steven EnglebrightCorrection Committee

Provides that no person shall because of their sex be subjected to any discrimination in his or her civil rights

Provides that no person shall because of sex be subjected to any discrimination in his or her civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any…

Jonathan BingJudiciary Committee

Increases compensation in N.Y. city for election inspectors from $130 to $250 and election coordinators from $200 to $350

Increases compensation in New York city for election inspectors from $130 to $250 and election coordinators from $200 to $350.

Audrey PhefferElection Law Committee

Provides for early voting at elections

Provides for early voting at elections.

James F. BrennanElection Law Committee

Provides a comprehensive plan for the protection of confidential personal information

Provides a comprehensive plan for the protection of confidential personal information; includes definitions, penalties and civil liability.

Audrey PhefferConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Relates to state aid for certain towns adversely affected by a concentration of tax exempt property

Relates to state aid for certain cities adversely affected by a concentration of tax exempt property.

Aileen GuntherReal Property Taxation Committee

Authorizes additional tax credits for certain costs incurred in film and television productions in N.Y. city

Authorizes additional tax credits for certain costs incurred in film and television productions in a city having a population of one million or more.

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

Establishes an age-appropriate sex education grant program, to be referred to as the healthy teens act

Establishes an age-appropriate sex education grant program through the department of health to be a comprehensive age-appropriate program conducted by an eligible applicant; authorizes the…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor