Co-sponsored bills

Relates to distressed property consultants advertisements

Relates to distressed property consultants advertisements.

Jeffrey D. KleinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Enacts the "access to justice in lending act"

Enacts the "access to justice in lending act"; relates to a mortgagor's right to recover attorneys' fees in actions or proceedings arising out of foreclosures of residential property which consists…

Jeffrey D. KleinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Establishes the child health plus and school meals enrollment coordination act of 2011

Establishes the child health plus and school meals enrollment coordination act.

Andrea Stewart-CousinsSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Honoring Irene Jill McGinn upon the occasion of her retirement from the Long Island Developmental Disabilities Services Office

John J. FlanaganFinance Committee

Prohibits radioactive or hazardous waste disposal or transfer stations from being sited within one thousand five hundred feet of school property

Prohibits radioactive or hazardous waste disposal or transfer stations from being sited within one thousand five hundred feet of school property.

Martin Malavé DilanVetoed

Vetoed

Authorizes school districts to purchase curriculum and instructional resources with money that has otherwise been set aside for the purchase of textbooks

Authorizes school districts to purchase curriculum and instructional resources with money that has otherwise been set aside for the purchase of textbooks.

Suzi OppenheimerVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to larceny of an automated teller machine

Relates to larceny of an automated teller machine.

Brian X. FoleySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Enacts Ian's Law, which provides enhanced consumer protections in the event of an insurer's discontinuance of coverage

Enacts Ian's Law, which provides enhanced consumer protections in the event of an insurer's discontinuance of coverage, including requiring approval of the superintendent and notice to policyholders.

Eric T. SchneidermanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to cooperative bidding by libraries and library systems

Relates to cooperative bidding by libraries and library systems.

Suzi OppenheimerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Harriet Tubman Memorial Highway"

Designates a portion of the state highway system constituting statroute 34 from its intersection with route 104 southerly to its intersection with route 17-c as the "Harriet Tubman Memorial Highway."

David J. ValeskySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Extends dram shop liability to cover persons who sell false id to persons under 21 years of age

Extends dram shop liability to cover persons who sell false identification to a person under 21 years of age who causes injury or damages while intoxicated or whose ability is impaired.

Jeffrey D. KleinJudiciary Committee

Provides notice to municipal housing authorities whenever a sex offender is released to public housing

Provides notice to public housing authorities whenever a sex offender is released to public housing.

Jeffrey D. KleinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of child care products containing bisphenol A

Enacts the "bisphenol A-free children and babies act"; prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of child care products containing bisphenol A; prohibits the manufacture, distribution and…

Antoine M. ThompsonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires a reduction in sulfur emissions for all heating oil used in non-attainment areas

Requires a reduction in sulfur emissions by 2012 for all heating oil used in the state and allows the governor to suspend such reduction if there is not an adequate supply of the required fuel.

Bill PerkinsSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to testing blood

Establishes certain persons, without being under the supervision and at the direction of a physician, may withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the alcoholic or drug content therein.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Signed by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to establishing a head injury awareness act

Relates to creating a head injury awareness and prevention program.

William T. StachowskiEducation Committee

Relates to prohibiting good behavior allowances for certain felony offenses

Relates to prohibiting good behavior allowances for violent felony offenses.

Martin J. GoldenRules Committee

Provides enhanced sentencing for the offenses of criminal possession of a weapon and criminal sale of a firearm

Provides enhanced sentencing for the offenses of criminal possession of a weapon and criminal sale of a firearm where such offenses occur at the residence of a child under age of fourteen.

Martin J. GoldenRules Committee

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim October 1-7, 2010, as Pharmacists Week in the State of New York

Michael H. RanzenhoferAdopted

Adopted

Creates the offenses of aggravated sale of a firearm and aggravated sale of a firearm to a minor

Creates the offenses of aggravated sale of a firearm and aggravated sale of a firearm to a minor.

Ruben DiazCodes Committee

Provides that people arrested in connection with a felony must submit a DNA sample

Provides that people arrested in connection with a felony must submit a DNA sample.

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

Creates the offense of criminal use of a firearm in connection with a crime

Relates to criminal use of a firearm in the first degree.

Martin J. GoldenCodes Committee

Provides that a victim of domestic violence who has left certain housing accommodations shall be deemed to be occupying such accommodation as a primary residence

Provides that victims of domestic violence who are forced to flee rent regulated units due to domestic violence shall be deemed to be occupying such rent regulated units as their primary residence…

Suzi OppenheimerOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the lease of lands adjacent to state, public authority and local highways for operation of wind or solar electric generating systems

Authorizes the lease of lands adjacent to state, county and town highways for operation of wind or solar electric generating systems; authorizes the metropolitan transportation authority to enter…

Martin Malavé DilanTransportation Committee

Relates to prudent management of institutional funds standards; repealer

Relates to prudent management of institutional funds standards; requires consideration of certain factors relating to restrictions in gift instruments and charitable purposes; permits judicial…

Liz KruegerOn the Senate floor

Establishes a task force to examine, assess and report on the potential effects of an offshore oil spill on Long Island

Establishes a task force to examine, assess and report on the potential effects of an offshore oil spill on Long Island.

Kemp HannonRules Committee

Mourning the untimely death of PFC David Taylor Miller of Wilton, New York

Hugh T. FarleyAdopted

Adopted

Mourning the death of The Honorable James Preston King, retired Judge of the New York State Court of Claims

Betty LittleAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Colonel Anthony B. Basile upon the occasion of his retirement as Chief of Staff of the New York Air National Guard

David J. ValeskyAdopted

Adopted

Enacts the "improper payments reporting and reduction act" to require state agencies to annually report on its improper payments and to seek a reduction thereof

Enacts the "improper payments reporting and reduction act" to require state agencies to annually report on their improper payments and to seek to reduce or eliminate such payments.

Jeffrey D. KleinGovernmental Operations Committee

Considering the unification of Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland

George D. MaziarzAdopted

Adopted

Enacts the child protection act of 2010; repealer

Enacts the child protection act of 2010; establishes the class A-I felony of aggravated murder of a child for which the sentence shall be life imprisonment without parole; aggravated murder of a…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonCodes Committee

Directs the public service commission to conduct an in-depth public interest analysis of proposed mergers by telephone corporations

Requires the public service commission to conduct an in-depth public interest analysis of proposed mergers by telephone corporations and other telecommunications services providers; requires the…

Brian X. FoleyOn the Senate floor

Relates to safety training and regulations for the recognition and management of head injuries occurring during school athletic activities

Relates to safety training and regulations for the recognition and management of head injuries occurring during school athletic activities.

Daniel L. SquadronFinance Committee

Enacts the engineers', architects', landscape architects' and land surveyors' good samaritan act

Enacts the "engineers', architects', landscape architects' and land surveyors' good samaritan act" to protect from liability for personal injury, wrongful death, property damage or other loss…

William T. StachowskiHigher Education Committee

Mourning the untimely death of Marine Lance Corporal Timothy G. Serwinowski

George D. MaziarzAdopted

Adopted

Honoring SAGE upon the occasion of their designation for special recognition during Pride Month

Bill PerkinsAdopted

Adopted

Directs the division of veterans' affairs to establish and distribute a veterans' bill of rights, and to contract with veterans' services outreach programs

Directs the division of veterans' affairs to establish and distribute a veterans' bill of rights, and to contract with veterans' services outreach programs.

Kemp HannonRules Committee

Creates the micro business outreach center assistance program and micro business outreach center

Creates the micro business outreach center assistance program within the department of economic development, and provides for its functions, powers and duties; further creates the micro business…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsWays 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…

John J. FlanaganFinance Committee

Provides for the requirements in absentee ballot applications for village elections to conform to state board of election absentee ballot requirements

Provides for the requirements in absentee ballot applications for village elections to conform to state board of election absentee ballot requirements.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Election Law Committee

Prohibits bullying on school property and enacts the anti-bullying act

Enacts the "anti-bullying act"; prohibits bullying on school property; defines bullying; establishes punishment for people who are found guilty of bullying on school property; establishes the class…

Stephen M. SalandCodes Committee

Relates to empire zones capital credit for contributions to qualified not-for-profit projects located in designated empire zones

Relates to empire zones capital credit for contributions to qualified not-for-profit projects located in designated empire zones.

William T. StachowskiWays And Means Committee

Expands the availability of tax credit refunds for start-up high technology companies

Relates to tax credits for start-up high technology companies to allow such companies in existence for 8 or less taxable years to receive refunds of unused investment tax credit carry forwards.

Antoine M. ThompsonWays And Means Committee

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim July 14, 2010, as Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Alert Day in the State of New York

David J. ValeskyAdopted

Adopted

Commending Chief Sergeant-at-Arms William C. Martin on his retirement after 13 years of distinguished service to the New York State Senate

Hugh T. FarleyAdopted

Adopted

Commending Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Ted Smetana on his retirement after 36 years of distinguished service to the New York State Senate

Roy J. McDonaldAdopted

Adopted

Clarifies the purposes for which a revocable permit may be issued

Clarifies the purposes for which a revocable permit may be issued.

Martin Malavé DilanTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee