Sponsored bills

Requires all outdoor advertising in cities of over 1,000,000 to be licensed by the department of transportation

Requires all outdoor advertising in cities of over 1,000,000 to be licensed by the department of transportation.

Shirley L. HuntleyRules Committee

Relates to subcommittees for mental health of community service boards; the effective date

Amends part R2 of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, amending the mental hygiene law and the state finance law relating to the community mental health support and workforce reinvestment program and the…

Shirley L. HuntleyVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to the community mental health support and workforce reinvestment program and the community health and workforce reinvestment account; effectiveness

Amends part R2 of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, amending the mental hygiene law and the state finance law relating to the community mental health support and workforce reinvestment program and the…

Shirley L. HuntleyVetoed

Vetoed

Commending Paul Levine and Carmen Collado upon the occasion of working to solve the issue of the social worker shortage in the State of New York

Shirley L. HuntleyAdopted

Adopted

Relates to docketing of decisions and orders of the administrative tribunal of the New York City taxi and limousine commission

Relates to docketing of decisions and orders of the administrative tribunal of the New York City taxi and limousine commission.

Shirley L. HuntleyCities Committee

Orders the confiscation of property or devices belonging to persistent violators of noise ordinances

Orders the confiscation of property or devices, used in willful and continual violation of any provision of this code or order or regulation promulgated by the commission or the board, which belongs…

Shirley L. HuntleyCities Committee

Requires any public authority that provides bus transportation in the county of Queens to perform a security audit on all of its bus routes

Requires any public authority that provides bus transportation in the county of Queens to perform a security audit on all of its bus routes.

Shirley L. HuntleyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to the review of criminal history information of certain persons rendering community based services to individuals with mental illness or mental retardation

Relates to the review of criminal history information of certain persons rendering community based services to individuals with mental illness or mental retardation and developmental disabilities.

Shirley L. HuntleyMental Health Committee

Enacts the "minority mental health act" to establish the division of minority mental health within the office of mental health

Enacts the "minority mental health act" to establish the division of minority mental health within the office of mental health; such division shall be responsible for assuring that mental health…

Shirley L. HuntleyWays And Means Committee

Requires the display and distribution of the parental bill of rights by the city school district of the city of New York

Requires the display and distribution of the parental bill of rights by the city school district of the city of New York.

Shirley L. HuntleyEducation Committee

Relates to course work or training in early recognition of and intervention for eating disorders

Relates to course work or training in early recognition of and intervention for eating disorders.

Shirley L. HuntleyEducation Committee

Directs the commissioner of education to develop and conduct programs designed to prevent suicide among youths

Directs the commissioner to develop and conduct programs designed to prevent suicide among youths.

Shirley L. HuntleyEducation Committee

Relates to persons with developmental disabilities

Relates to persons with developmental disabilities; renames the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to the New York state office for people with developmental disabilities;…

Shirley L. HuntleyOn the Senate floor

Grants the attorney general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct

Grants the attorney general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct upon the request of the governor or the district attorney of the county wherein such misconduct was committed.

Shirley L. HuntleyOn the Senate floor

Prohibits disruption of a funeral procession by making it illegal for a driver of a motor vehicle to force his/her way into the line of said procession

Prohibits disruption of a funeral procession by making it illegal for a driver of a motor vehicle to force his/her way into the line of said procession.

Shirley L. HuntleyTransportation Committee

Establishes mandatory minimum medicaid coverage for hospital confinement for childbirth

Requires all insurance policies and health maintenance organization contracts to provide coverage for maternity patients and their newborns for hospital stays of at least 48 hours following…

Shirley L. HuntleySocial Services Committee

Relates to providing for the construction of capital facilities for Broad Channel Volunteers, Inc.

Enacts a chapter amendment relating to providing for the construction of capital facilities for Broad Channel Volunteers, Inc. conducting business under the assumed name of Broad Channel Volunteer…

Shirley L. HuntleyOn the Senate floor

Curtails transmission of unsolicited electronic mail over public computer networks

Curtails transmission of unsolicited electronic mail over public computer networks; creates crime of aggravated harassment of an individual through electronic mail and makes it a class A misdemeanor.

Shirley L. HuntleyCodes Committee

Requires radiator covers for any habitable and occupiable rooms

Requires radiator covers for dwelling units, when requested; imposes civil penalties for failure to abide with the provisions of the section.

Shirley L. HuntleyFinance Committee

Requires licensing for doorbuster sales

Requires licensing for doorbuster sales; defines "doorbuster sale"; establishes procedure for application and issuance of license for such sale; establishes penalties for violation and hearing…

Shirley L. HuntleyFinance Committee

Extends from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2012, the deadline for requests for release of records under Jonathan's law for incidents before May 5, 2007

Extends from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2012, the deadline for submission of written requests for the release of records pertaining to allegations and investigations of abuse and mistreatment…

Shirley L. HuntleyOn the Senate floor

Clarifies the scope of protections against discrimination on the basis of disability in services provided by public entities

Clarifies the scope of protections against discrimination on the basis of disability in services provided by public entities including exclusion from participation or denial of benefits, services,…

Shirley L. HuntleyOn the Senate floor

Establishes peer crisis diversion residences

Establishes peer crisis diversion residences.

Shirley L. HuntleyFinance Committee

Directs commissioner of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to study and report on the costs to the state of early diagnosis and treatment of autism

Directs the commissioner of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to study and report the costs to the state for the early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and the long-term…

Shirley L. HuntleyFinance Committee

Establishes the temporary state commission on intimate partner violence, within office of mental health to study, report on and make recommendations on such violence

Establishes the temporary state commission on intimate partner violence, within the office of mental health, to study, report on and make recommendations on the prevalence, causes, effects, risks…

Shirley L. HuntleyFinance Committee

Relates to notifying the local department of social services upon the death of an incapacitated person

Relates to notifying the local department of social services upon the death of an incapacitated person.

Shirley L. HuntleyMental Health Committee

Increases the amount of liquidated damages payable by an employer for failure to pay wages as legally required

Increases the amount of liquidated damages payable by an employer for failure to pay wages as legally required from 25% to twice the total amount of wages found to be due; authorizes a class action…

Shirley L. HuntleyOn the Senate floor

Urging the NYS Congressional delegation to direct the VA to build a full service hospital on the grounds of the St. Albans Veterans Facility

Shirley L. HuntleyAdopted

Adopted

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.

Shirley L. HuntleyOn the Senate floor

Provides for the financing and construction of capital facilities for Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Corps, a not-for-profit corporation

Provides for the financing and construction of capital facilities for Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Corps, a not-for-profit corporation.

Shirley L. HuntleyOn the Senate floor

Directs the divisions of parole and probation and correctional alternatives to train their officers in substance abuse; appropriation

Requires the director of the division of probation and the division of parole, subject to the authority of the chairman, to provide probation officers, and parole officers, respectively, with…

Shirley L. HuntleyCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

Grants an exemption from licensing requirements for certain social work and mental health professionals employed by certain corporations

Grants an exemption from licensing requirements for certain social work and mental health professionals employed by certain not-for-profit corporations, education corporations and business…

Shirley L. HuntleyHigher Education Committee

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim April 2010 as Minority Health Month in the State of New York

Shirley L. HuntleyAdopted

Adopted

Enacts "Stefan's law"; directs the department of transportation in the city of New York to evaluate the need for traffic control signals at intersections

Enacts "Stefan's law" to direct the department of transportation in the city of New York to establish a process to evaluate the need for traffic control signals at intersections in such city.

Shirley L. HuntleyCities Committee

Provides that a vehicle shall not be towed as a result of unpaid parking fines unless such fines amount to at least five hundred dollars

Provides that a vehicle shall not be towed as a result of unpaid parking fines unless such fines amount to at least five hundred dollars.

Shirley L. HuntleyOn the Senate floor

Provides legal assistance to youth ordered by the court into the custody of the office of children and family services and placed or committed to a state operated juvenile detention center

Provides legal assistance to youth ordered by the court into the custody of the office of children and family services and placed or committed to a state operated juvenile detention center.

Shirley L. HuntleyFinance Committee

Authorizes the release of certain records pertaining to deceased residents of OMRDD operated or certified facilities to family members

Authorizes the release of certain records pertaining to deceased residents of the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities operated or certified facilities to family members.

Shirley L. HuntleyMental Health Committee

Requires taxicabs in New York city to display the taxi and limousine commission's complaint telephone number on their rear bumpers; sets minimum insurance coverage

Requires taxicabs in New York city to display the taxi and limousine commission's complaint telephone number on their rear bumpers; requires the commission to staff this telephone with a person from…

Shirley L. HuntleyCities Committee

Requires commercial bicyclists in New York city to wear helmets, display the identifier at the rear of the bicycle, and register with the local police precinct

Requires commercial bicyclists in New York city to wear helmets (meeting A.N.S.I. or Snell standards), display the required identifier only at the rear of the bicycle, and register with the local…

Shirley L. HuntleyCities Committee

Requires certain pedestrian crosswalks and ramps to be clearly marked and painted in N.Y. city

Requires certain pedestrian crosswalks and ramps, those not located at street intersections, to be clearly marked and painted in any city with a population of one million or more.

Shirley L. HuntleyCities Committee

Establishes the peer advocacy and mentoring program

Establishes the Peer Advocacy and Mentoring program; provides peer support, advocacy and mentoring for youth in residential care.

Shirley L. HuntleyFinance Committee

Establishes felony offenses relating to endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person

Establishes felony offenses relating to endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person; defines "incompetent or physically disabled person" to mean an individual who is…

Shirley L. HuntleyOn the Senate floor

Relates to medicaid eligibility for youth leaving court ordered placement

Relates to medicaid eligibility for youth leaving court ordered placement.

Shirley L. HuntleyHealth Committee

Expands required health insurance coverage for the treatment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders

Expands required health insurance coverage for the treatment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders.

Shirley L. HuntleyStricken

Directs the commissioner of mental health to prepare a report on the effectiveness of mental health parity

Directs the commissioner of mental health to prepare a report on the effectiveness of mental health parity; report will include the results and findings of a study conducted by the superintendent of…

Shirley L. HuntleyStricken

Expands required health insurance coverage for the treatment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders

Expands required health insurance coverage for the treatment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders.

Shirley L. HuntleyInsurance Committee

Establishes a parent and student training center within the City University of New York

Establishes a parent and student training center within the City University of New York.

Shirley L. HuntleyEducation Committee

Relates to the school governance of the New York city school system

Relates to the school governance of the New York city school system.

Shirley L. HuntleyEducation Committee