Co-sponsored bills

Relating to definition of an independent worker and requirements for an eligible insurer's application

Expands definition of an independent worker and requirements for an eligible insurer's application.

Sheldon SilverSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the provision of information to veterans regarding veteran-owned business opportunities

Relates to the provision of information to veterans regarding veteran-owned business opportunities.

Adriano EspaillatSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires the required notice of foreclosure to tenants to include a notice of the rights of rent-regulated tenants

Requires the required notice of foreclosure to tenants to include a notice of the rights of rent-regulated tenants; requires such notice to include the name, address and telephone number of the…

Linda RosenthalSigned 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 motions to vacate judgment against victims of sex trafficking for certain prostitution offenses

Permits motions to vacate judgment against victims of sex trafficking for certain prostitution offenses.

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to utility service call centers

Relates to utility service call centers for gas, electric corporation or municipality and their subsidiaries furnishing utility services.

Kevin CahillSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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

Amends chapter 219 of the laws of 2003 in relation to extending the provisions of such chapter

Relates to publishers or manufacturers providing printed instructional materials for college students with disabilities, in relation to extending the provisions of such chapter.

Jonathan BingSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to allowing recognition of marriages performed outside New York state

Relates to allowing recognition of marriages performed outside New York state.

Daniel O'DonnellOn the Assembly floor

Clarifies provisions relating to occupancy of class A multiple dwellings

Relates to clarifying provisions relating to occupancy of class A multiple dwellings.

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Provides a tax credit for the purchase of new vehicles by transportation companies, which vehicles are accessible to persons with disabilities

Provides a tax credit for the purchase of new vehicles by transportation companies, which vehicles are accessible to persons with disabilities.

Micah KellnerRules Committee

Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 2010

Michael CusickAdopted

Adopted

Permits adoption by two unmarried adult intimate partners

Permits adoption by two unmarried adult intimate partners.

Linda RosenthalOn the Assembly floor

Relates to unlawful tenancies under the emergency tenant protection act of 1974

Relates to unlawful tenancies under the emergency tenant protection act of 1974; prohibits owners from entering or renewing leases where such owner has reason to know that such tenant will not…

Linda RosenthalRules Committee

Relates to the regulation of cadmium-added novelty consumer products

Relates to the regulation of cadmium-added novelty consumer products.

Robert SweeneyRules Committee

Creates a New York city transit authority safety advisory panel

Creates the New York city transit authority safety advisory panel to study and report on safety from terrorist acts and to provide a moratorium on the closing of token booths and minimum staffing…

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

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

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

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 exculpatory material

Relates to exculpatory material and requires for disclosure of such to the defense.

Adriano EspaillatRules Committee

Requires managed care programs to establish procedures to assure participant access to dental services to which entitled, other than through managed care provider

Requires managed care programs to establish procedures to assure participant access to medical assistance dental services to which they are otherwise entitled, other than through the managed care…

Richard GottfriedOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the powers and duties of the commissioner and the department of environmental conservation relating to the pollution of fresh water supplies

Relates to the powers and duties of the commissioner and the department of environmental conservation relating to the pollution of fresh water supplies by oil, gas, salt water or other contaminants,…

Barbara LiftonEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Prohibits an additional fee or rate to be charged in certain circumstances

Prohibits an additional fee or rate to be charged when payment on an account is made by US mail or a customer opts for receiving paper billing statement.

Audrey PhefferOn the Assembly floor

Restricts the requirement that a person disclose their social security number

Tracks federal privacy act of 1974 with respect to the obligation of a person to disclose their social security number to another person, partnership, association or corporation; provides where…

Audrey PhefferRules Committee

Directs state building code council to study standardization of state and local building permits to facilitate increased use of solar and wind energy systems

Directs the state fire prevention and building code council to study and report on the standardization of the state building code, and local building codes and permit processes to facilitate…

Steven EnglebrightOn the Assembly floor

Relates to financial contributions by recipients of temporary housing assistance

Relates to financial contributions by recipients of temporary housing assistance.

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Provides that certain people may not possess antique firearms, black powder firearms, or muzzle loading firearms

Provides that certain people may not possess antique firearms, black powder firearms, or muzzle loading firearms.

Albert A. StirpeCodes 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

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 the "jury pool fair representation act"

Enacts the "jury pool fair representation act"; provides for the collection of demographic data for jurors who present for service and for the submission of such data in an annual report to the…

Rory LancmanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Expands the quota penalty provisions to include a ticket, summons or arrest authorized by any general, special or local law

Expands the quota penalty provisions to include a ticket, summons or arrest authorized by any general, special or local law made within a specified period of time, and quotas for stops of…

Catherine NolanLabor Committee

Prohibits debt collectors from collecting or attempting to collect a debt owed by a deceased debtor that is known by such debt collector to be deceased

Prohibits debt collectors from collecting or attempting to collect a debt owed by a deceased debtor that is known by such debt collector to be deceased.

Linda RosenthalRules Committee

Provides for a review process of proposals to alienate municipal parkland

Provides for a review process of proposals to alienate municipal parkland.

Steven EnglebrightLocal Governments Committee

Restricts operation of diesel powered electrical generators in areas failing to meet federal clean air standards for ozone

Restricts operation of diesel powered electrical generation systems in areas identified as not meeting certain federal air quality standards for ozone; provides limited exceptions for use.

Linda RosenthalRules 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

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim June 2010, as Scleroderma Awareness Month in the State of New York

Sheldon SilverAdopted

Adopted

Prohibits fracturing and horizontal drilling for natural gas or oil on land operated by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation

Prohibits fracturing and horizontal drilling for natural gas or oil on land operated by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation and within 1 mile thereof.

Steven EnglebrightRules 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

Establishes the natural gas exploration and extraction liability act of 2010

Establishes the natural gas exploration and extraction liability act of 2010.

Barbara LiftonCodes 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

Enshrines in the state constitution a guarantee that the inherent right of each person to personal privacy shall not be infringed

Enshrines in the state constitution a guarantee that the inherent right of each person to personal privacy shall not be infringed.

Richard BrodskyJudiciary Committee

Enacts the academic research information access act

Enacts the academic research information access act under the science, technology and innovation foundation.

Robin SchimmingerWays And Means Committee

Requires a permit to serve alcohol in a rear yard or on a rooftop in N.Y. city

Requires a permit to serve alcohol in a rear yard or on a rooftop in cities with a population of one million or more.

Joan MillmanEconomic Development Committee

Requires that individuals convicted of certain animal cruelty and animal fighting offenses reimburse the organizations caring for such animals

Requires that individuals convicted of certain animal cruelty and animal fighting offenses reimburse the organizations caring for such animals.

Amy PaulinAgriculture Committee

Prohibits a skier from skiing in any area unless he or she is wearing a protective helmet; applicable to skiers under fourteen years of age

Relates to the duties of skiers and ski area operators regarding the use of helmets; requires skiers under age 14 to wear helmets; requires ski area operators to maintain an adequate supply of…

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Includes persons with disabilities within the definition of head of household for the senior citizens' tax abatement for rent-controlled and regulated property

Includes persons with disabilities (defined) within the definition of head of household for purposes of making them eligible for the senior citizens' tax abatement for rent-controlled and…

Jonathan BingWays And Means Committee

Provides for the manner of submission of proposed charter revision proposals by a charter revision commission

Provides for the manner of submission of proposed charter revision proposals by a charter revision commission.

James F. BrennanOn the Senate floor

Establishes a methodology for determining major capital improvements rent surcharges based on seven years

Establishes a methodology for determining major capital improvements (MCI) rent surcharges based on a seven year schedule; provides that such MCI's shall be calculated as a rent surcharge and shall…

Daniel O'DonnellHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee