Sponsored bills

Honoring Ben Herbrich upon the occasion of his retirement from Martin Luther High School

Margaret MarkeyAdopted

Adopted

Requires passengers in taxis and liveries to wear safety belts

Requires passengers in taxis and liveries to wear safety belts.

Margaret MarkeyTransportation Committee

Adds records of the office of homeland security to the definition of the term "public safety agency record"

Adds records of the office of homeland security to the definition of the term "public safety agency record."

Margaret MarkeyCodes Committee

Provides that comprehensive medical insurance policies shall include coverage for regular, non-emergency out-of-network dialysis

Provides that comprehensive medical insurance policies shall include coverage for regular, non-emergency out-of-network dialysis, with proper medical authorization, notice and no increase in cost to…

Margaret MarkeyOn the Assembly floor

Requires motor vehicle carriers to be identified in English

Requires motor vehicle carriers to be identified in English.

Margaret MarkeyConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Prohibits the return of underwear

Prohibits the return of underwear.

Margaret MarkeyConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Extends the statute of limitations in criminal and civil actions for certain sex offenses committed against a child less than eighteen years of age

Establishes the period of limitation for the prosecution of a sex offense defined in article 130 of the penal law, incest or use of a child in a sexual performance committed against a person less…

Margaret MarkeyCodes Committee

Requires department stores to clearly display directional exit signs

Requires department stores in shopping malls to clearly display signs directing customers towards the exits when exits cannot be seen throughout such stores.

Margaret MarkeyConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Extends the statute of limitations in criminal and civil actions for certain sex offenses committed against a child less than eighteen years of age

Establishes the period of limitation for the prosecution of a sex offense defined in article 130 of the penal law, incest or use of a child in a sexual performance committed against a person less…

Margaret MarkeyStricken

Relates to the task force on the slaughter of non-ambulatory animals

Relates to the task force on the slaughter of non-ambulatory animals.

Margaret MarkeyAgriculture Committee

Prohibits the operation of motorized scooters in this state

Prohibits the operation of motorized scooters in this state.

Margaret MarkeyTransportation Committee

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim February 2010, as Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Month in the State of New York

Margaret MarkeyAdopted

Adopted

Creates a financial incentive for owners transporting a diseased bovine animal for testing

Permits owners of diseased bovine animals to recover actual costs incurred for engaging the services of a licensed veterinarian for an initial evaluation and examination of such animal and creates a…

Margaret MarkeyAgriculture Committee

Relates to the maintaining of copies of purchase invoices and labeling of all commercial feed products for ten years

Relates to the maintaining of copies of purchase invoices and labeling of all commercial feed products used in the feeding of bovine animals for ten years and requires such records to be open for…

Margaret MarkeyAgriculture Committee

Establishes a tax credit for each child of an at-home parent

Establishes a tax credit for each child of an at-home parent; provides for appropriation to replace any funds used from education funds.

Margaret MarkeyWays And Means Committee

Provides for the New York state pari-mutuel credit for the promotion of equine sports

Provides for the "New York Pari-mutuel credit for the promotion of equine sports" to promote racing in the Finger Lakes region; establishes a new credit against money remitted to the state for…

Margaret MarkeyRacing And Wagering Committee

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to assign inspectors to perform ongoing oversight of slaughterhouses, rendering and commercial feed plants

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to assign inspectors to perform ongoing oversight of slaughterhouses, rendering plants, and commercial feed plants; they shall enforce all…

Margaret MarkeyAgriculture Committee

Prohibits the feeding of blood and blood products to animals

Prohibits the feeding of blood and blood products, whether cooked or uncooked, to cattle, swine, sheep, goats, or poultry; any violation makes the person guilty of a class E felony, punishable by…

Margaret MarkeyAgriculture Committee

Prohibits gelatin and gelatin by-products from being used in animal commercial feed

Prohibits gelatin and gelatin by-products from being used in animal commercial feed; defines "gelatin".

Margaret MarkeyAgriculture Committee

Requires school bus attendants on buses transporting certain students in the city school district of the city of New York and expands the duties of an attendant

Requires school bus attendants on buses transporting students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade in the city school district of the city of New York; further expands the duties of a school…

Margaret MarkeyEducation Committee

Increases the penalties for the rape or sexual assault of a child five years of age or less

Relates to the rape of a child; defines sexual assault of a child five years of age or less and increases penalties for such offense.

Margaret MarkeyCodes Committee

Provides that commercial feed shall be deemed adultered if it contains the blood or blood product of any mammalian animal in any form

Provides that commercial feed shall be deemed adulterated if it contains the blood or blood product of any mammalian animal in any form, including but not limited to pure, derived from, or added to.

Margaret MarkeyAgriculture Committee

Makes tuition-free college courses available for persons at least sixty years of age

Authorizes the trustees of the state university and community colleges to offer courses to persons 60 years of age or over without tuition and either with or without credit; provides for taking of…

Margaret MarkeyHigher Education Committee

Requires a golf course to provide and maintain on-site automated external defibrillators

Requires a golf course to provide and maintain on-site automated external defibrillator in quantities and types deemed by the commissioner to be adequate to ensure the ready access for use during…

Margaret MarkeyEconomic Development Committee

Mandates performance of autopsies for those afflicted with certain neurological symptoms

Mandates performance of autopsies for those afflicted with certain neurological symptoms, i.e. all of the following: rapidly progressing dementia, loss of motor control, and involuntary muscle…

Margaret MarkeyHealth Committee

Requires an authorized agent of the department of agriculture and markets to be present at all disposal rendering plants

Requires an authorized agent of the department of agriculture and markets to be present at all disposal rendering plants during all hours of operation.

Margaret MarkeyAgriculture Committee

Makes it a crime to mail a substance which appears to be of a bio-chemical nature and hazardous to person's health which in fact is not

Makes it a crime to mail a substance which appears to be of a bio-chemical nature and hazardous to person's health which in fact is not; makes such crime a class E felony.

Margaret MarkeyCodes Committee

Authorizes a photo radar demonstration program in N.Y. city imposing civil liability upon vehicle owners for violations of maximum speed limits

Authorizes a photo radar demonstration program in cities of one million or more imposing civil liability upon vehicle owners for maximum speed limit violations; provides for the repeal of such…

Margaret MarkeyTransportation Committee

Relates to the examination of cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy or mad cow disease

Authorizes the commissioner to cause appropriate testing by veterinarians for ascertaining the presence or absence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease; provides…

Margaret MarkeyAgriculture Committee

Allows reduction of adjusted gross income on income taxes for rental value of residence for parent

Provides for the reduction of federal adjusted gross income for state personal income tax purposes by excluding an amount representing the rental value of that portion of the taxpayer's home set…

Margaret MarkeyWays And Means Committee

Allows an additional personal exemption for each 65 year old or older dependent residing with a resident taxpayer

Provides a resident taxpayer an additional personal income tax exemption for each dependent residing with the taxpayer who is 65 years of age or older; and further provides that if the New York…

Margaret MarkeyWays And Means Committee

Prohibits a person from operating a motorcycle on a public highway, road or street in this state with a child under the age of twelve on such motorcycle

Prohibits a person from operating or riding a motorcycle on a public highway, road or street in this state with a child under the age of twelve on such motorcycle.

Margaret MarkeyTransportation Committee

Amends chapter 152 of the laws of 2001 amending the military law relating to military funds of the organized militia, in relation to extending the effectiveness of such provisions

Amends chapter 152 of the laws of 2001 amending the military law relating to military funds of the organized militia, in relation to extending the effectiveness of such provisions.

Margaret MarkeyGovernmental Operations Committee

Increases certain special accidental death benefits for surviving spouses and children of certain police and fire personnel

Increases the salary used in the computation of the special accidental death benefit in cases where the date of death was before 2009; applies to surviving spouse and child benefits of certain…

Margaret MarkeySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to awards of unreimbursed costs to child victims

Relates to awards of unreimbursed costs to child victims.

Margaret MarkeyOn the Assembly floor

Commending the Queens Botanical Garden upon the occasion of celebrating its 14th Annual Rose Ball

Margaret MarkeyAdopted

Adopted

Commending Marty Steadman upon the occasion of his designation for special honor for 40 years of dedicated service with the UFOA

Margaret MarkeyAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing the Governor to proclaim February 2009, as Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Month in the State of New York

Margaret MarkeyAdopted

Adopted