Sponsored bills

Directs the department of agriculture and markets to inspect the condition of certain horse stalls in cities with a population of one million or more

Directs the department of agriculture and markets to inspect the condition of certain horse stalls in cities with a population of one million or more.

Andrew J. LanzaAgriculture Committee

Provides for the removal of phragmites where such phragmites grow continuously in an area containing five acres of land or more

Provides for the removal of phragmites where such phragmites grow continuously in an area containing five acres of land or more.

Andrew J. LanzaRules Committee

Mourning the death of Robert Brown Thomson, The Staten Island Scot

Andrew J. LanzaFinance Committee

Prohibits the taxation of food and the ingredients therein for any purpose

Prohibits the taxation of food and the ingredients therein for any purpose; does not apply to food sold for on-premises consumption or alcoholic beverages.

Andrew J. LanzaRules Committee

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.

Andrew J. LanzaOn the Senate floor

Requires a school nurse to be on the premises during school hours in every school in a school district

Requires a school nurse to be on the premises during school hours in every school in a school district.

Andrew J. LanzaRules Committee

Prohibits smoking in vehicles in which there is a child under the age of 18 years

Prohibits smoking in vehicles in which there is a child under the age of 18 years.

Andrew J. LanzaRules Committee

Requires the collection of discarded recyclable materials at parks, historic sites and recreational facilities

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation and municipalities to collect discarded recyclable materials at parks, historic sites and recreational facilities.

Andrew J. LanzaRules Committee

Generally prohibits holders of junior drivers licenses and learners' permits from driving between 8:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M.

Generally prohibits holders of junior driver's licenses and learner's permits from driving between 8:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M.

Andrew J. LanzaRules Committee

Relates to health insurance coverage for surviving spouses or domestic partners of members of the New York city department of correction or sanitation

Relates to health insurance coverage for surviving spouses or domestic partners of members of the New York city department of corrections or sanitation who are enrolled in a health insurance plan.

Andrew J. LanzaOn the Senate floor

Grants Bruce Kerr a retroactive system membership date and tier I status in the New York city employees' retirement system

Grants Bruce Kerr a retroactive system membership date and tier I status in the New York city employees' retirement system.

Andrew J. LanzaGovernmental Employees Committee

Requires police to be present at all bridges and tunnels under the jurisdiction of the metropolitan transportation authority or the port authority

Requires police to be present at all times at all bridges and tunnels under the jurisdiction of the metropolitan transportation authority or the port authority of New York and New Jersey.

Andrew J. LanzaTransportation Committee

Authorizes refunding of certain member contributions made by members of the transit managerial benevolent association

Authorizes refunding of certain member contributions made by members of the transit managerial benevolent association.

Andrew J. LanzaCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Honoring Dorothy Schroeder upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition as a parishioner of St. Charles Parish

Andrew J. LanzaAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Saint Charles Parish, Staten Island, New York

Andrew J. LanzaAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Janine Romano, Ambassador Mom for New York State, upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the March of Dimes

Andrew J. LanzaAdopted

Adopted

Provides that no additional penalty or alternate additional penalty shall accrue on parking violations after the date of payment

Provides that no additional penalty or alternate additional penalty shall accrue on parking violations after the date of payment of in full, during such time as the person makes payment in…

Andrew J. LanzaFinance Committee

Creates a 10% real property tax exemption for the primary residence of a person serving on active military duty in a combat zone

Creates a ten percent real property tax exemption for the primary residence of a person serving on active military duty in a combat zone.

Andrew J. LanzaVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Creates the crime of falsely accusing someone of a crime

Creates the crime of falsely accusing someone of a crime.

Andrew J. LanzaCodes Committee

Prohibits the co-mingling of adolescent and adult patients in department run residential facilities

Prohibits the co-mingling of adolescent and adult patients in department run residential facilities.

Andrew J. LanzaFinance Committee

Relates to prohibiting the transloading of certain wastes at facilities in Richmond county

Prohibits the transloading of municipal solid waste, toxic waste or hazardous wastes at facilities in Richmond county unless such waste originates in such county except after an environmental impact…

Andrew J. LanzaCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Requires school bus transportation to students in Staten Island

Requires school bus transportation be provided to students in Staten Island.

Andrew J. LanzaEducation Committee

Makes the inability to pay child support an affirmative defense to non-support of child offenses, rather than an element of such offenses

Makes the inability to pay child support an affirmative defense to non-support of child offenses, rather than an element of such offenses.

Andrew J. LanzaCodes Committee

Provides for a personal income tax deduction for school supplies paid for out-of-pocket by K-12 teachers in public and nonpublic schools, up to $450 per year

Provides for a personal income tax deduction for school supplies paid for out-of-pocket by K-12 teachers in public and nonpublic schools, up to $450 per year.

Andrew J. LanzaFinance Committee

Elevates all computer tampering offenses by one degree in severity

Elevates all computer tampering offenses by one degree in severity.

Andrew J. LanzaCodes Committee

Provides for gifts on tax returns for autism awareness and research

Provides for gifts on tax returns for autism awareness and research.

Andrew J. LanzaFinance Committee

Provides for payment of a bonus to members of the armed forces from this state for service during the period of hostilities in Korea, Vietnam or the Persian Gulf

Authorizes creation of a state debt for payment of a bonus to members of the armed forces from this state for service during the period of the Korean, Vietnam or Persian Gulf hostilities of a…

Andrew J. LanzaJudiciary Committee

Extends the benefits of the variable supplements fund to all New York city housing police and transit police

Extends the benefits of the variable supplements fund to all New York city housing police and transit police; amends the definition of a beneficiary.

Andrew J. LanzaCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Extends the benefits of the variable supplements fund to all New York city police officers, firefighters, housing police, transit police, and registered domestic partners

Extends the benefits of the variable supplements fund to all New York city police officers, firefighters, housing police, transit police, correction officers and registered domestic partners.

Andrew J. LanzaCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Prohibits expenditure of state, local or public authority moneys relating to federal terrorism trials in the state of New York

Prohibits the expenditure of state, local and public authority moneys relating to any civilian criminal trial of enemy combatants for acts of terrorism in any federal court in the state of New York.

Andrew J. LanzaFinance Committee

Authorizes temporary parking permits for women in their third trimester of pregnancy

Authorizes temporary parking permits for women in their third trimester of pregnancy.

Andrew J. LanzaTransportation Committee

Provides that conviction of assault on a social worker which prevents him or her from performing a lawful duty is a felony

Provides that conviction of assault on a social worker which prevents him or her from performing a lawful duty is a felony.

Andrew J. LanzaCodes Committee

Allows certain members employed by department of taxation and finance to retire without reduction of benefits upon completing 25 or more years of service

Provides for certain retirement benefits for members employed by the New York state department of taxation and finance as peace officers or police officers upon completion of twenty-five years of…

Andrew J. LanzaCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Relates to performance of duty disability retirement of certain peace officers and police officers in the state department of taxation and finance

Provides for performance of duty disability retirement of certain peace officers and police officers in the state department of taxation and finance who contract certain infectious diseases or who…

Andrew J. LanzaCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Provides a cost-of-living adjustment

Provides a cost-of-living adjustment; increases the cap on retirement benefits covered by COLA from $18,000 to $25,000.

Andrew J. LanzaCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Provides cost-of-living adjustments

Provides cost-of-living adjustments; further provides that effective the first day of September, 2010, the cost-of-living percentage shall equal one hundred percent of the annual inflation.

Andrew J. LanzaCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Provides for a 10 percent discount on NYC water bills for senior citizens

Provides for a 10 percent discount on NYC water bills for senior citizens.

Andrew J. LanzaFinance Committee

Establishes Michelle and Jordan's law and relates to the penalties for participating in an unlawful speed contest or race

Establishes Michelle and Jordan's law and relates to the penalties for participating in an unlawful speed contest or race.

Andrew J. LanzaCodes Committee

Extends provisions of law relating to tickets

Extends provisions of law relating to tickets to places of entertainment.

Andrew J. LanzaInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Licenses therapeutic recreation specialists

Relates to the licensure of therapeutic recreation specialists; defines terms; provides that "therapeutic therapy" or "therapeutic recreation" means a treatment service designed to restore,…

Andrew J. LanzaHigher Education Committee

Relates to discounted bridge and tunnel tokens issued to senior citizens

Provides for a 50% discount for bridge and tunnel tokens issued to senior citizens.

Andrew J. LanzaTransportation Committee

Establishes the class E felony of dissemination of false missing child information

Establishes the class E felony of dissemination of false missing child information.

Andrew J. LanzaCodes Committee

Includes within the misdemeanor of reckless driving, the striking of a school bus while illegally passing or overtaking such school bus

Includes within the misdemeanor of reckless driving, the striking of a school bus while illegally passing or overtaking such school bus.

Andrew J. LanzaTransportation Committee

Grants resident status, for fishing and hunting licenses, to nonresidents who are former residents of the state

Grants resident status, for purposes of fishing and hunting licenses, to nonresidents of this state, who were previously residents of this state for or more consecutive years.

Andrew J. LanzaEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Imposes assessments upon fire insurers in the city of New York for the support of the fire patrol and electricity committee of the fire underwriters; repealer

Imposes assessments upon insurers providing coverage against fire and sprinkler leakage in the city of New York for the support of the fire patrol and electricity committee of the New York Board of…

Andrew J. LanzaCities Committee

Allows for distinctive plates to be issued for members of the New York city fire riders motorcycle club

Allows for distinctive plates to be issued for members of the New York city fire riders motorcycle club.

Andrew J. LanzaTransportation Committee

Establishes a high speed E-ZPass lane requirement at all toll booths in New York state

Establishes a high speed E-Z pass lane requirement at all toll booths in New York state.

Andrew J. LanzaTransportation Committee

Pertains to the limits of certain supplementary insurance policies

Relates to the limits of certain supplementary insurance policies.

Andrew J. LanzaInsurance Committee