Sponsored bills

Provides alternate retirement benefits for employees of the power authority of the state of New York, who are employed at the Charles Poletti Power Project

Provides alternate retirement benefits for employees of the New York Power Authority, who are employed at the Charles Poletti Power Project.

George OnoratoVetoed

Vetoed

Expands eligibility for unemployment benefits; repealer

Expands eligibility for unemployment benefits.

George OnoratoRules Committee

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to the St. Michael's cemetery

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to the St.

George OnoratoCities Committee

Relates to increasing the maximum benefit rate for unemployment insurance

Relates to increasing the maximum benefit rate for unemployment insurance.

George OnoratoOn the Senate floor

Commending Reverend Josephtan T. Pham upon the occasion of his 40th Anniversary in the priesthood

George OnoratoAdopted

Adopted

Relates to unemployment benefits for innocent bystanders during industry controversy

Relates to unemployment benefits for innocent bystanders during industry controversy.

George OnoratoOn the Senate floor

Relates to the confidentiality of unemployment insurance information

Relates to the confidentiality of unemployment insurance information.

George OnoratoRules Committee

Provides for twenty-four hours of consecutive rest for farm laborers

Provides for twenty-four hours of consecutive rest for farm laborers.

George OnoratoRules Committee

Relates to bonds to secure payment of certain claims

Relates to bonds to secure payment of certain claims.

George OnoratoRules Committee

Makes provisions permanent relating to the establishment of an alternative dispute resolution system to resolve certain claims through collective bargaining agreements

Makes permanent provisions relating to the establishment of an alternative dispute resolution system to resolve certain claims through collective bargaining agreements.

George OnoratoOn the Senate floor

Extends the provisions of chapter 831 of the laws of 1981, amending the labor law relating to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings

Extends the provisions of chapter 831 of the laws of 1981, amending the labor law relating to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings.

George OnoratoOn the Senate floor

Relates to hours, wages and supplements for work on public work projects including charter schools

Relates to hours, wages and supplements for work on public work projects including charter schools; and relates to contracts for charter school construction.

George OnoratoFinance Committee

Relates to advertisements for bids

Relates to advertisements for bids.

George OnoratoLabor Committee

Requires the payment of prevailing wages on certain state university of New York construction projects

Requires the payment of prevailing wages on construction projects involving the state university of New York, the dormitory authority or the state university construction fund and any third party.

George OnoratoFinance Committee

Requires that a contractor or sub-contractor may not engage another person to do work on a public works project unless it is pursuant to a written agreement

Requires that a contractor or sub-contractor may not engage another person to do work on a public works project unless it is pursuant to a written agreement.

George OnoratoLabor Committee

Commending Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden upon the occasion of celebrating its 100th Anniversary

George OnoratoAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Catholic War Veterans Post No. 1

George OnoratoAdopted

Adopted

Expands retraining opportunities to unemployed citizens of the state

Expands retraining opportunities to unemployed citizens of the state.

George OnoratoFinance Committee

Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act, granting collective bargaining rights, workers' compensation and unemployment benefits to farmworkers

Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act: grants collective bargaining rights to farm laborers; requires employers of farm laborers to allow at least 24 consecutive hours of rest each week;…

George OnoratoLabor Committee

Urging the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to reconsider the layoffs of hundreds of station agents in New York City

George OnoratoAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim April 25 - May 1, 2010 as Occupational Health Awareness Week in the State of New York

George OnoratoAdopted

Adopted

Establishes the Newtown Pippin apple as the official state historic fruit

Establishes the the Newton Pippin apple as the official state historic fruit.

George OnoratoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Commemorating the 99th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire on March 25, 2010

George OnoratoAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Ladder Company No. 128 in Long Island City, New York, on February 5, 2010

George OnoratoAdopted

Adopted

Celebrating the opening of the fifth branch of Alma Bank on Broadway, in Astoria, Queens

George OnoratoAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Mr. Efstathios Valiotis upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition

George OnoratoAdopted

Adopted

Relates to unemployment insurance benefits for professional employment by certain educational institutions

Provides that an offer of employment or assignment made to a part-time faculty employee by a higher education institution which is contingent on enrollment, funding, or programmatic changes shall…

George OnoratoFinance Committee

Mourning the death of Julian Wager, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community

George OnoratoAdopted

Adopted

Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act, granting collective bargaining rights, workers' compensation and unemployment benefits to farmworkers

Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act: grants collective bargaining rights to farm laborers; requires employers of farm laborers to allow at least 24 consecutive hours of rest each week;…

George OnoratoAgriculture Committee

Requires certain information to be provided to the legislature prior to appropriating money to state entities for economic development projects

Requires certain information to be provided to the legislature prior to appropriating money to state entities for economic development projects.

George OnoratoOn the Senate floor

Increases the penalties for prostitution, patronizing a prostitute, and permitting prostitution; provides for mandatory imprisonment therefor in certain cases

Increases the penalties for prostitution, patronizing a prostitute, and permitting prostitution; provides for mandatory imprisonment therefor in certain cases; increases the length of time that a…

George OnoratoCodes Committee

Makes technical corrections to provisions establishing powers of attorney for financial estate planning

Makes technical corrections to provisions establishing powers of attorney for financial estate planning; directs the law revision commission to study, over a period of 2 years, the implementation of…

George OnoratoJudiciary Committee

Requires farm workers and domestic workers to be given at least 24 hours of consecutive rest

Requires farm workers and domestic workers to be given at least 24 hours of consecutive rest like other employees in New York State.

George OnoratoLabor Committee

Requires that most motor vehicles be cleared of snow, sleet, or hail accumulated on their roof and cargo bed surfaces

Makes it mandatory that no person shall operate a motor vehicle while there is an accumulation of snow, sleet, or hail on the roof surfaces of drivers compartment, trailer, or other cargo…

George OnoratoTransportation Committee

Requires sponsoring agencies intending to establish residential facilities for the disabled to notify the municipality when it has not selected a specific site

Requires sponsoring agencies intending to establish residential facilities for the disabled to notify the municipality when it intends to establish a particular facility but has not selected a…

George OnoratoMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

Provides for payment of salary and medical expenses for police officers exposed to HIV in the course of their duties; provides for HIV testing of the exposing person

Provides that exposure of a police officer (including corrections officers) to significant risk of HIV infection in the course of the performance of his or her duties is presumptive evidence that…

George OnoratoLocal Government Committee

Requires landlords to pay interest on all money of tenants of commercial property held as a security deposit

Requires landlords to pay interest on all money of tenants of commercial property held by such landlords as a security deposit, subject to the same conditions applicable to money of tenants held by…

George OnoratoJudiciary Committee

Provides for discounted tokens and other payment devices for the Triborough, Bronx-Whitestone and Throgs Neck bridges in certain cases

Provides that the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority shall offer for sale tokens or other payment devices for crossing the Triborough, Bronx-Whitestone and Throgs Neck bridges at a cost…

George OnoratoTransportation Committee

Prohibits the transmission of unsolicited checks, drafts, or negotiable instruments to credit card or debit card holders without their consent

Prohibits the transmission of unsolicited checks, drafts, or negotiable instruments to credit card or debit card holders without their consent; violations are punishable by civil fines, enforceable…

George OnoratoConsumer Protection Committee

Permits any medical provider authorized by the workers' compensation board to treat injured workers

Permits any medical provider authorized by the workers' compensation board to treat injured workers.

George OnoratoLabor Committee

Relates to eliminating the requirement that copies of the report of independent medical examination must be submitted to all parties in the same manner

Relates to eliminating the requirement that copies of the report of independent medical examination must be submitted to all parties in the same manner.

George OnoratoLabor Committee

Requires employers of motor carriers to provide overtime pay to their employees

Requires employers of motor carriers to provide overtime pay to their employees.

George OnoratoLabor Committee

Allows dental hygienists to perform anesthesia

Allows dental hygienists to perform block anesthesia; requires a dental hygienist to be certified and supervised before performing anesthesia.

George OnoratoHigher Education Committee

Exempts sales of alcoholic beverages by veterans' organizations from sales tax

Exempts sales of alcoholic beverages by non-profit veterans' organizations from the sales and compensating use tax.

George OnoratoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Provides that a conditional discharge imposed by the court for making graffiti shall include a minimum of five hundred hours of community service

Provides that the imposition of a conditional discharge by the court upon a conviction of making graffiti shall include a minimum of five hundred hours of service for a public or not-for-profit…

George OnoratoCodes Committee

Provides for partial amortization of rent increases for major capital improvements

Provides that the division of housing and community renewal for the city of New York shall set forth and periodically update a schedule by which landlords may pass along to tenants the cost of major…

George OnoratoHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Relates to permanent total disability

Relates to permanent total disability.

George OnoratoLabor Committee

Relates to setting a time limit for requesting full board review of unanimous board panel decisions

Relates to setting a time limit for requesting full board review of unanimous board panel decisions.

George OnoratoLabor Committee