Sponsored bills

Provides for the declaration of housing emergencies for rental housing accommodations located in buildings owned by certain limited-profit housing companies

Provides for the declaration of housing emergencies for rental housing accommodations located in buildings owned by certain limited-profit housing companies.

J. Gary PretlowOn the Senate floor

Relates to certain payments to the horsemen's organization

Relates to certain payments to the horsemen's organization.

J. Gary PretlowSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to bell jar manufacture, sale and conduct

Relates to bell jar manufacture, sale and conduct.

J. Gary PretlowRules Committee

Relates to the New York state thoroughbred breeding and development fund

Directs the New York state thoroughbred breeding and development fund to collect from racing and betting corporations on a quarterly basis; changes allotment percentages for breeder awards,…

J. Gary PretlowOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes the city school district of the city of Mt. Vernon to finance a deficit by the issuance of serial bonds and/or bond anticipation notes

Authorizes the city school district of the city of Mt.

J. Gary PretlowOn the Assembly floor

Enacts the accessible electronic information act for blind and disabled persons; creates a new fund in the state finance law; authorizes a NFP to administer the program

Enacts the accessible electronic information act for blind and disabled persons; creates a new fund in the state finance law.

J. Gary PretlowRules Committee

Relates to mandatory continuing education for social workers

Relates to mandatory continuing education for social workers.

J. Gary PretlowHigher Education Committee

Commending Robert J. Heyward upon the occasion of receiving the Community Service Award from the Women's Welfare Club of Mt. Vernon

J. Gary PretlowAdopted

Adopted

Commending Keith Collins upon the occasion of receiving the Business Award from the Women's Welfare Club of Mt. Vernon

J. Gary PretlowAdopted

Adopted

Commending Evelyn Ruth Walker Copeland upon the occasion of receiving the Humanitarian Award from the Women's Welfare Club of Mt. Vernon

J. Gary PretlowAdopted

Adopted

Relates to disputes arising from collective negotiations

Relates to disputes arising from collective negotiations; addresses strikes which occur on a date or dates more than one year after the expiration of the last agreement between the employee's public…

J. Gary PretlowRules Committee

Requires department of environmental conservation to establish guidelines for disqualification of stand-by contractors

Requires the department of environmental conservation to establish guidelines relating to the disqualification of contractors applying to perform stand-by contracts relating to past performance,…

J. Gary PretlowOn the Senate floor

Expands the definition of podiatry to include conditions of the ankle and all soft tissue structures of the leg below the knee affecting the foot and ankle

Expands the definition of the practice of podiatry to include conditions of the ankle and all soft tissue structures of the leg below the knee anatomically affecting the foot and ankle; establishes…

J. Gary PretlowHigher Education Committee

Requires insurers insuring property in floodplains to include damages done by wave action or windblown waves

Requires insurers insuring property in floodplains to include damages done by wave action or windblown waves and make available to all insureds who reside in single family homes in a floodplain…

J. Gary PretlowOn the Assembly floor

Removes certain residential programs, residential facilities and child care institutions from the definition of the term "youth shelter" for certain purposes

Removes certain residential programs, residential facilities and child care institutions from the definition of the term "youth shelter" for purposes of the education of persons in youth shelters.

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

Relates to charter schools

Relates to charter schools; clarifies the transparency and accountability of charter schools and provides fiscal relief to the school districts where charter schools are located.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

Allows municipal commissions to use alternate lists for filling vacancies with resident and non-resident minority group members and women in order to achieve diversity

Allows municipal commissions to use alternate lists for filling vacancies with resident and non-resident minority group members and women in order to achieve diversity in the workplace.

J. Gary PretlowGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to the clean-up of petroleum discharges occurring during the delivery of home heating oil to a residence

Relates to the clean-up of petroleum discharges occurring during the delivery of home heating oil to a residence; any petroleum discharges shall be immediately cleaned up by the oil delivery…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

Provides for loans to the New York Racing Association, Inc. and the repayment thereof on or before March 31, 2011

Provides for loans to the New York Racing Association, Inc. and the repayment thereof on or before March 31, 2011 or 30 days after a memorandum of understanding is entered into with the operator of…

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

Relates to the display of live races and special events on telephones

Relates to the display of live races and special events on telephones.

J. Gary PretlowOn the Assembly floor

Prohibits banking organizations from issuing checks for unsolicited loans

Prohibits banking organizations from issuing checks or drafts to any person or other legal entity when the endorsement or deposit of such check or draft by such person or other legal entity would…

J. Gary PretlowBanks Committee

Precludes local criminal court from issuing a warrant of arrest based on any simplified information when the defendant has not been arraigned

Precludes a local criminal court from issuing a warrant of arrest based on any simplified information when the defendant has not been arraigned and has not come under the control of the court with…

J. Gary PretlowOn the Assembly floor

Makes provisions regarding the unlawful sale of law enforcement identification

Prohibits the sale of any badge, shield, identification card or other insignia of any police department or law enforcement agency or a facsimile of such a badge or shield and imposes a civil penalty…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

Grants an exemption from licensing requirements for certain social work and mental health professionals employed by certain corporations

Grants an exemption from licensing requirements for certain social work and mental health professionals employed by certain not-for-profit corporations, education corporations and business…

J. Gary PretlowOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the issuance of serial bonds or notes by the city of Yonkers

Relates to the issuance of serial bonds or notes by the city of Yonkers.

J. Gary PretlowOn the Assembly floor

Establishes antitrust exemptions for certain horse racing agreements

Provides that antitrust laws shall not apply to any joint agreement entered into, in consultation with and approved by the state racing and wagering board, by or among non-profit associations,…

J. Gary PretlowOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the members of the franchise oversight board and the duties and responsibilities of such board

Relates to the members of the franchise oversight board and the duties and responsibilities of such board with regard to the New York city off-track betting corporation.

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

Relates to the members of the franchise oversight board and the duties and responsibilities of such board

Relates to the members of the franchise oversight board and the duties and responsibilities of such board with regard to the New York city off-track betting corporation.

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

Authorizes and limits casino gambling in the county of Sullivan

Authorizes and limits casino gambling in the county of Sullivan; subjects amounts offered as prizes for games to the approval of the legislature which periodically shall revise prize levels as it…

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

Authorizes the racing and wagering board to impose fines upon entities participating in thoroughbred race meetings or off-track wagering; non-patrons

Authorizes the racing and wagering board to impose monetary fines upon any corporation, association or person participating in a thoroughbred race meeting or off-track betting, whether licensed by…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

Authorizes and limits casino gambling in the county of Sullivan

Authorizes and limits casino gambling in the county of Sullivan; provides that amounts offered as prizes for games shall be subject to the approval of the legislature which periodically shall revise…

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

Authorizes the city of Mount Vernon to offer certain retirement options to Paul D'Amore, Christopher Grieco, Wendell Griffin, Erin Holly, Thomas Joy, Patsy Leone and Jeremy Villanueva

Authorizes the city of Mount Vernon to offer certain retirement options to Paul D'Amore, Christopher Grieco, Wendell Griffin, Erin Holly, Thomas Joy, Patsy Leone and Jeremy Villanueva, police…

J. Gary PretlowGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to the contingency budget; freezes labor costs; requires greater disclosure of revised spending plans for school budgets; and provides incentives for participation

Relates to the calculation of contingency budget percentage increases in total spending over a district's total spending under the school district budget for the prior school year; freezes labor…

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

Provides that drivers of certain school buses for hire shall be subject to the provisions of article 19-A of the vehicle and traffic law

Provides that drivers of certain school buses who operate a school bus for hire and who are not otherwise subject to the provisions of article 19-A of the vehicle and traffic law relating to the…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

Relates to assaults on sanitation workers and nurses

Relates to assaults on sanitation workers and nurses.

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

Requires oil companies to clean up any spillage occurring during oil delivery

Requires oil companies to clean up any spillage occurring during oil delivery within 24 hours and imposes a fine of $500 for the first offense with $1000 for each additional offense.

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

Relates to the use of safety belts in taxicabs and liveries

Prohibits a person from operating a taxi or livery unless restrained by a safety belt; further requires that no person sixteen years of age or over shall be a passenger in the front seat of a taxi…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

Establishes training and registration requirements for kidney dialysis patient care technicians

Establishes training and registration requirements for kidney dialysis patient care technicians.

J. Gary PretlowHealth Committee

Authorizes city courts outside of New York City to set bail when a defendant is charged with a felony

Authorizes city courts outside of New York City to set bail when a defendant is charged with a felony.

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

Authorizes a public employee's contractual rights extended for six months beyond expiration date of current agreement for negotiation of new agreement

Authorizes a public employee's contractual rights be extended for up to six months beyond the expiration date of such employee's agreement for the sole purpose of negotiating a new agreement.

J. Gary PretlowGovernmental Employees Committee

Directs public bodies to conduct meetings in facilities accommodating to public attendance

Directs public bodies to make or cause to be made all reasonable efforts to ensure that meetings are held in an appropriate facility which can adequately accommodate members of the public who wish…

J. Gary PretlowSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to excavation of underground facilities; expands the definition of "excavation" for the purposes of the protection of underground facilities

Expands the definition of "excavation" for the purposes of the protection of underground facilities.

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

Exempts low-emission and energy efficient vehicles from retail sales and compensating use taxes

Exempts low-emission and energy efficient vehicles from retail sales and compensating use taxes.

J. Gary PretlowWays And Means Committee

Relates to resources of agriculture and New York state horse breeding development fund designated to educate, promote, advertise and protect the standardbred breeding industry

Relates to resources of agriculture and New York state horse breeding development fund designated to educate, promote, advertise and protect the standardbred breeding industry.

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

Authorizes state colleges with an approved equine science program to conduct equine drug testing at race meetings

Authorizes state colleges with an approved equine science program to conduct equine drug testing at race meetings.

J. Gary PretlowSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Excludes from definition of "employee" such services rendered by various independent contractors who service the harness racing industry

Excludes from the definition of employee such services rendered by a harness race driver, only a groom or caretaker of a temporary designated trainer of a harness race horse, a shipper or…

J. Gary PretlowLabor Committee

Relates to repeat violators who endanger the public health, safety or the environment

Relates to repeat violators who endanger the public health, safety or the environment; increases penalties for such violators.

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

Prohibits approved providers of child health insurance coverage from discriminating against health care providers not participating in the insurers network

Prohibits approved organizations providing coverage under the child health insurance plan from discriminating against health care providers which do not participate in the organization's health care…

J. Gary PretlowHealth Committee