Co-sponsored bills

Exempts school districts operating within the metropolitan commuter transportation district from the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax; repealer

Exempts school districts operating within the metropolitan commuter transportation district from the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.

Ginny FieldsWays And Means Committee

Relates to second firearm offenders

Relates to second firearm offenders; defines terms and sets sentences for second firearm offenders.

Ginny FieldsCodes Committee

Designates a certain portion of the state highway system to be the "Cpl. Paulo Marko Pacificador Memorial Bridge"

Designates a certain portion of the state highway system which crosses over State Route 27 to be the "Cpl.

Fred ThieleOn the Assembly floor

Requires notification of actions of perpetrator of crime in workplace to former employer or workplace

Requires notification of actions of perpetrator of crime in workplace to former employer or workplace.

Joan ChristensenLabor Committee

Provides for the "Life pass it on" trust fund to be known as the "New York state donate life trust fund"; repealer

Provides for the "Life pass it on" trust fund to be known as the "New York state donate life trust fund"; makes provisions relating to anatomical gifts, rights and responsibilities; repeals certain…

Richard BrodskyWays And Means Committee

Authorizes the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county to establish a special improvement district to benefit the Fire Island Pines area

Authorizes the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county to establish a special improvement district to benefit the population of the unincorporated Fire Island Pines area of Brookhaven.

Ginny FieldsOn the Assembly floor

Establishes the "New York state organ donor awareness and education act"

Enacts the "New York state organ donor awareness and education act" and provides mechanisms to fund the "life pass it on trust fund" through the department of motor vehicles.

Richard BrodskyWays And Means Committee

Establishes protocols for combative sports; authorizes mixed martial arts events in this state

Establishes protocols for combative sports; authorizes mixed martial arts events in this state; establishes procedures for applications for licenses; establishes penalties for violations; imposes…

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

Relates to landlords of housing accommodations occupied by recipients of public assistance

Requires landlords of housing accommodations rented to recipients of public assistance and care to file with the local department of social services statements attesting to the housing…

Fred ThieleSocial Services Committee

Urging Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to join with 13 other state attorneys general in suing the federal government challenging the healthcare reform act

William A. BarclayJudiciary Committee

Allows counties to opt out of providing certain optional Medicaid benefits to prospective beneficiaries

Authorizes the state to allow counties to opt out of the county cost of medical assistance payments to any new enrollees who have either never received such benefits or who have reenrolled after a…

Brian KolbHealth Committee

Authorizes financial assistance for civic facilities by industrial development agencies

Authorizes financial assistance for civic facilities by industrial development agencies; defines civic facility.

Brian KolbLocal Governments Committee

Relates to the personal income tax credit for long-term care insurance

Relates to the personal income tax credit for long-term care insurance; allows an individual to qualify pursuant to Title XXXII of the federal Public Health Service Act.

William A. BarclayWays And Means Committee

Relates to blighted property and blighted areas; repealer

Establishes what is and what is not blighted property and blighted areas.

Amy PaulinCodes Committee

Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to engage in collective bargaining with component school district employees

Authorizes a board of cooperative educational services to engage in collective bargaining, on a supervisory district-wide basis, with the employee organizations representing teachers and other…

Teresa SaywardEducation Committee

Provides for free use of state parks for volunteer firefighters with at least forty years of service

Provides for free use of state parks for active volunteer firefighters with at least forty years of service.

Andrew RaiaTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee

Relates to establishing the disposition of veterans' cremated remains act

Relates to establishing the disposition of veterans' cremated remains act.

Andrew RaiaStricken

Requires railroads transporting hazardous materials through the counties of Nassau and Suffolk to give advance notice

Amends the transportation law to require any railroad transporting hazardous materials through the counties of Nassau and Suffolk to give advance notice to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority,…

Thomas AlfanoTransportation Committee

Defines blighted properties and areas; repealer

Defines blighted properties and areas.

Amy PaulinJudiciary Committee

Eliminates the registration fee for gold star mother distinctive license plates

Eliminates the registration fee for gold star mother distinctive license plates.

Stephen HawleyTransportation Committee

Prohibits harassment, intimidation or bullying in schools

Requires provisions in schools that prohibit harassment, intimidation or bullying whether by electronic communication or a written, verbal, physical or sexual act.

Marcus MolinaroEducation Committee

Establishes a Co-STAR tax program for senior citizens and farmers

Establishes a Co-STAR tax program for senior citizens and farmers.

James TediscoReal Property Taxation Committee

Relates to establishing the New York state organ donation tax credit

Relates to establishing the New York state organ donation tax credit.

Richard BrodskyWays And Means Committee

Requires substance abuse recovery houses to obtain an operating certificate

Requires substance abuse recovery houses to obtain an operating certificate.

Fred ThieleAlcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee

Authorizes Suffolk county community college distinctive plates

Authorizes the issuance of Suffolk county community college distinctive plates; establishes a Suffolk county community college revolving fund for the deposit of the annual service charge for such…

Steven EnglebrightTransportation Committee

Relates to state environmental purchasing and intergovernmental agreements; repealer

Relates to state environmental purchasing and intergovernmental agreements.

Robert CastelliEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Authorizes an advisory, non-binding referendum in certain towns in Suffolk county on the creation of the Peconic Bay Regional Transportation Authority to replace the MTA

Authorizes an advisory, non-binding referendum in the towns of Brookhaven, East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton and Southold in Suffolk county on the creation of the Peconic Bay…

Fred ThieleCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Creates the Peconic Bay regional transportation authority

Creates the Peconic Bay Regional Transportation Authority, embracing the towns of Brookhaven, East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton, and Southold in the county of Suffolk.

Fred ThieleCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Provides motor fuel tax exemption for sales of Diesel motor fuel made to commercial fishermen

Eliminates provisions of law that require the payment and subsequent refund of the ten cent diesel excise tax and sales tax on diesel motor fuel when sold to operators of commercial fishing vessels…

Fred ThieleWays And Means Committee

Repeals certain provisions relating to the assessment and reimbursement of state expenditures and requires reimbursement of monies previously paid

Repeals certain provisions relating to the assessment and reimbursement of state expenditures and requires reimbursement of monies previously paid.

Stephen HawleyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Provides that persons participating in a fishing class or clinic sponsored by a school or university are exempt from fishing license requirements

Provides that persons participating in a fishing class or clinic sponsored by a school or university are exempt from fishing license requirements.

Daniel BurlingEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Provides that individuals must opt out of organ donation

Provides that individuals must opt out of organ donation.

Richard BrodskyTransportation Committee

Prohibits the idling of certain railroads in the state

Prohibits the idling of certain railroads in the state; defines railroad; prohibits a railroad engine to idle for longer than ten minutes while parking, standing or stopping within five hundred feet…

Michael G. MillerTransportation Committee

Makes use of a portable electronic device while driving a primary offense and creates a cell phone safety component to the pre-licensing course

Makes use of a portable electronic device while driving a primary offense and creates a cell phone safety component to the pre-licensing course.

Jack Quinn IIITransportation Committee

Establishes the metropolitan transportation authority fiscal oversight control board to oversee and regulate the finances of the MTA; repealer

Establishes the metropolitan transportation authority fiscal oversight control board to oversee and regulate the finances of the metropolitan transportation authority.

Brian KolbCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Provides for the submission to the people of a proposition or question to convene a constitutional convention

Provides for the submission to the people of a proposition or question to convene a constitutional convention.

Brian KolbJudiciary Committee

Removes provisions relating to income and duration of the STAR exemption for eligible senior citizens; repealer

Removes provisions relating to income eligibility threshold and duration of the STAR exemption for eligible senior citizens.

Nancy CalhounReal Property Taxation Committee

Provides that any person who was an Army medic, Navy field medical service technician or Air Force pararescue shall be deemed to be qualified to be an EMT

Provides that any person who was an Army medic, Navy field medical service technician or Air Force pararescue shall be deemed to be qualified to be certified as an emergency medical technician.

Greg BallHealth Committee

Provides school tax exemption relief (STAR) to small business with 100 or fewer employees

Provides school tax exemption relief (STAR) to small business with 100 or fewer employees.

Bill ReilichReal Property Taxation Committee

Increases penalties for hazing and prohibits bullying and cyber-bullying

Increases severity of hazing in the second degree from a violation to an E felony where injury occurs, and of hazing in the first degree from a class A misdemeanor to a D felony where serious injury…

Fred ThieleCodes Committee

Requires propositions authorizing creation of a state debt to contain an estimate of the debt service payable and publish an explanation thereof

Requires that any ballot proposition creating a state debt shall contain an estimate of the amortization period and the total expected debt service payable thereon until the bonds issued pursuant to…

James TediscoElection Law Committee

Sets forth notification requirements on abortions performed on minors

Requires parental notice prior to the performance of an abortion upon an unemancipated minor; defines unemancipated minor as person less than eighteen years of age; allows for waiver of such notice…

Bill ReilichHealth Committee

Excludes illegal aliens from attending public post-secondary educational institutions

Excludes illegal aliens from attending public post-secondary educational institutions; requires such educational institutions to verify the legal citizenship status of all students; requires such…

Clifford CrouchHigher Education Committee

Provides a tax credit in the amount of certain fees charged in connection with loans under the federal home loan guarantee program to national guard and reserve vets

Provides a tax credit in the amount of certain fees charged in connection with loans under the federal home loan guarantee program to national guard and reserve veterans.

Stephen HawleyWays And Means Committee

Relates to the composition of the legislature; repealer

Relates to the composition of the legislature; relates to the number and term of senators and assembly people; creates a commission for reapportionment and enumerates the powers of the commission.

James TediscoGovernmental Operations Committee

Provides for pilot program in Suffolk County regarding recovery homes for rehabilitation of persons with chemical dependence

Provides for pilot program in Suffolk County regarding recovery homes for rehabilitation of persons with chemical dependence; provides that provisions expire and are deemed repealed four years after…

Ginny FieldsAlcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee

Provides free tuition expenses for dependent family members of N.Y. state military personnel

Provides free tuition expenses for SUNY or CUNY to surviving dependent family members of NYS military personnel who have died while performing official military duties.

Stephen HawleyHigher Education Committee

Provides for a sales tax exemption for commercial fishermen

Provides for a sales tax exemption for commercial fishermen; allows for a diesel motor fuel and motor fuel tax exemption when such fuel is used in the operation of commercial fishing vessels.

Fred ThieleWays And Means Committee