Sponsored bills

Allows hunters to use a rifle during open season for deer in the county of Cortland

Allows hunters to use a rifle during open season for deer in the county of Cortland.

Barbara LiftonCodes Committee

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

Relates to communication service surcharges applied to Cortland county and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

Relates to communication service surcharges applied to Cortland county and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

Barbara LiftonRules Committee

Relates to certification as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS)

Relates to certification as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS).

Barbara LiftonHigher Education Committee

Authorizes Cornell University to enter into memoranda of understanding with state agencies to provide services and technical assistance

Authorizes Cornell University to enter into memoranda of understanding with state agencies to provide services and technical assistance.

Barbara LiftonHigher Education Committee

Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Village of Groton, Tompkins County, New York

Barbara LiftonAdopted

Adopted

Allows local governments to enact or enforce certain laws and ordinances

Allows local governments to enact or enforce certain laws and ordinances.

Barbara LiftonRules 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

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim June 2, 2010, as Athletic Training Day in the State of New York

Barbara LiftonAdopted

Adopted

Waives state's sovereign immunity to liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and certain other federal acts

Waives the state's sovereign immunity to liability for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination Act, and the Family and Medical…

Barbara LiftonCodes Committee

Relates to reporting by the office of children and family services regarding child care assistance provided under the block grant for child care

Requires reporting by the office of children and family services regarding the supply and demand for child care services for each local social services district and the child care assistance…

Barbara LiftonWays And Means Committee

Requires the legislature to provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free public libraries

Provides a constitutional guarantee that the legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free public libraries, wherein all the residents of this state may be provided…

Barbara LiftonWays And Means Committee

Makes it a discriminatory practice to compensate employees of different sexes differently for work that is of comparable worth

Makes it a discriminatory practice to compensate employees of different sexes differently for work that is of comparable worth; specifically provides when differing compensation is permissible;…

Barbara LiftonInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Creates a contingency budget cap that is one hundred twenty percent of a five year averaged consumer price index

Creates a contingency budget cap that is one hundred twenty percent of a five year averaged consumer price index.

Barbara LiftonWays And Means Committee

Changes tax provisions to allow little cigars to be taxed at the same rate as cigarettes

Changes tax provisions to allow little cigars to be taxed at the same rate as cigarettes.

Barbara LiftonWays And Means Committee

Authorizes the director of the office for the aging to establish a long term care worker training pilot program

Authorizes the director of the office for the aging to establish a long term care worker training pilot program for the purpose of expanding access to enhanced education and training for health care…

Barbara LiftonFinance Committee

Creates lien in favor of state for expenditures for certain remedial environmental projects

Entitles the state to a lien upon all real property of any person from whom the state may recover costs under the hazardous waste remedial fund or the environmental conservation law for certain…

Barbara LiftonCodes Committee

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim February 2010 as Library Lovers' Month in the State of New York

Barbara LiftonAdopted

Adopted

Establishes an advisory council of child care providers to review and advise the commissioner on current and proposed policy related to child care

Establishes an advisory council of child care providers to review and advise the commissioner of the office of children and family services on current and proposed policy related to child day care.

Barbara LiftonChildren And Families Committee

Commending Chief Brian Wilbur upon the occasion of his retirement after 22 years of dedicated service to the Ithaca Fire Department

Barbara LiftonAdopted

Adopted

Establishes a new day of commemoration to be known as Women's Equality Day

Establishes a new day of commemoration to be known as Women's Equality day, on August 26th.

Barbara LiftonOn the Assembly floor

Establishes committee on university boards of trustees nominations to nominate candidates for boards of trustees of state university, city university and college of environmental science and forestry

Establishes the committee on university boards of trustees nominations to recommend candidates who must be considered for appointment to fill vacancies on the board of trustees of the state…

Barbara LiftonHigher Education Committee

Provides for health insurance coverage for family members of children who require psychiatric or psychological services

Provides for health insurance coverage for family members of children who require psychiatric or psychological services.

Barbara LiftonInsurance Committee

Requires the state to pay localities for the incarceration of certain violators of presumptive release, parole, conditional release or post-release supervision

Requires the state to pay localities for the incarceration of violators of presumptive release, parole, conditional release or post-release supervision.

Barbara LiftonCorrection Committee

Provides an informal appeals process following OCFS inspection visit and prior to posting a record of the violation in the OCFS provider database

Provides an informal appeals process following OCFS inspection visit and prior to posting a record of the violation in the OCFS provider database.

Barbara LiftonChildren And Families Committee

Relates to the electronic filing of wetlands regulatory maps

Authorizes the electronic filing of freshwater wetlands regulatory maps.

Barbara LiftonOn the Assembly floor

Requires prescription coverage for the treatment of shingles

Requires prescription coverage for the treatment of shingles.

Barbara LiftonInsurance Committee

Eliminates reduction of New York state and local retirement pensions based on workers' compensation lump sum payments after actuarial lifetime

Eliminates reduction of New York state and local retirement pensions based on workers' compensation lump sum payments after the expiration of the time period which is determined to be the actuarial…

Barbara LiftonGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to proof of residency in school district meetings or elections

Clarifies that a school district may only require a person offering to vote at any school district meeting or election to provide one form of proof of residency the first time such person goes to…

Barbara LiftonEducation Committee

Provides state aid to any city, county, town or village in which more than 15% of the total assessed value thereof is land held by the state university

Provides for the payment of state aid by the state board of real property services to any city, county, town or village in which more than 15% of the total assessed value of real property therein is…

Barbara LiftonReal Property Taxation Committee

Establishes a bill of rights for children in residential care

Establishes a bill of rights for children in residential care in facilities operated by various state agencies including mental health, social services and the division for youth, to assure that all…

Barbara LiftonMental Health Committee

Relates to suspending the granting of charters for proposed charter schools not acted upon prior to April 1, 2009

Relates to suspending the granting of charters for proposed charter schools not acted upon prior to April 1, 2009; provides that no further action shall be taken for charter schools where classes…

Barbara LiftonEducation Committee

Relates to state reimbursement for child care resource and referral programs

Relates to state reimbursement for child care resource and referral programs; provides that the formula for allocation of funds shall include amounts needed to serve areas with low population…

Barbara LiftonSocial Services Committee

Authorizes absentee voting for persons of advanced age

Authorizes absentee balloting by persons of advanced age.

Barbara LiftonElection Law Committee

Establishes temporary task force on developmental disabilities

Establishes a temporary epilepsy task force to develop eligibility guidelines for the office of metal retardation and developmental disabilities services for persons with epilepsy; requires such…

Barbara LiftonMental Health Committee

Establishes duties for pharmacies when pharmacists employed by such pharmacy refuse to fill prescriptions on the basis of personal beliefs

Establishes duties for pharmacies when pharmacists employed by such pharmacy refuse to fill prescriptions on the basis of personal beliefs; requires a pharmacy to ensure the prescription is filled…

Barbara LiftonHigher Education Committee

Relates to the deadline for the publication of enrollment lists

Relates to the deadline for the publication of enrollment lists; requires list to be published before the first day of April in all election years.

Barbara LiftonOn the Assembly floor

Changes tax provisions to allow little cigars to be taxed at the same rate as cigarettes

Changes tax provisions to allow little cigars to be taxed at the same rate as cigarettes; authorizes a city with a population over one million to impose a tax on little cigars up to the rate those…

Barbara LiftonWays And Means Committee

Authorizes the commissioner of general services to sell certain lands in the town of Lansing

Authorizes the commissioner of general services to sell certain lands in the town of Lansing.

Barbara LiftonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Prohibits the online posting of the home address or location of a day care provider's home without providing a prior opt out option to such providers

Prohibits the online posting of the home address of location of day care provider's home without providing a prior opt out option to such providers.

Barbara LiftonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to communication service surcharges applied to Tompkins county

Relates to communication service surcharges applied to Tompkins county.

Barbara LiftonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides that the county of Tompkins may impose an additional sales tax up to one percent until the year 2011

Provides that the county of Tompkins may impose an additional sales tax up to one percent until the year 2011.

Barbara LiftonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Mourning the death of Hugh Samuel MacNeil, former assemblyman, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community

Barbara LiftonAdopted

Adopted

Extends provisions authorizing the county of Cortland to impose an additional mortgage recording tax

Extends provisions authorizing the county of Cortland to impose an additional mortgage recording tax until November 30, 2011.

Barbara LiftonOn the Assembly floor

Memorializing the US Congress to enact H.R. 2766, repealing the 2005 exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act

Barbara LiftonAdopted

Adopted

Recognizing October 18-24, 2009, as National Friends of the Library Week

Barbara LiftonAdopted

Adopted

Relates to extending authorization for additional sales tax in the county of Cortland until 2011

Relates to extending authorization for additional sales tax in the county of Cortland until 2011.

Barbara LiftonOn the Assembly floor

Relates to designating the seal of the county of Cortland

Relates to designating the seal of the county of Cortland for use by the county clerk and the supreme court and county court of such county to execute official documents.

Barbara LiftonOn the Assembly floor