All bills

Criminalizes assault on a sanitation enforcement agent

Criminalizes assault on a sanitation enforcement agent.

J. Gary PretlowSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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 the definition of the practice of midwifery

Relates to the definition of the practice of midwifery.

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides for greater protections to consumers in rental purchase agreements; repealer

Provides for greater protections to consumers in rental purchase agreements; defines certain terms; provides greater disclosure to consumer regarding the amount, number and times at which various…

Audrey PhefferSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides that one member of the board of the city of Yonkers industrial development agency shall be appointed by the city council of such city

Provides that the board of the city of Yonkers industrial development agency shall be composed of 7 members, of which 6 members shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of Yonkers and 1 member…

Mike SpanoOn the Assembly floor

Relates to expanding opportunities for women and minority-owned business enterprises and increasing competition and diversity in procurements by the state and its pu

Relates to expanding opportunities for women and minority-owned business enterprises and increasing competition and diversity in procurements by the State and its public authorities.

Vivian CookOn the Assembly floor

Relates to bell jar manufacture, sale and conduct

Relates to bell jar manufacture, sale and conduct.

J. Gary PretlowRules Committee

Provides that certain discretionary purchases shall be subject to written internal controls established by each state agency

Relates to discretionary purchases by state agencies; provides that certain discretionary purchases shall be subject to written internal controls established by each state agency.

RoAnn DestitoOn the Assembly floor

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 qualified trusts and qualified reserve credits; repealer

Relates to qualified trusts and qualified reserve credits.

Joseph MorelleRules Committee

Relates to expanding opportunities for minority and women-owned business enterprises in procurements by the state and public authorities

Relates to expanding opportunities for minority and women-owned business enterprises in procurements by the state and public authorities.

Richard BrodskyOn the Assembly floor

Requires any utility company involved in a vegetation management plan to give prior notice to the local legislative body and residents of the affected community and

Requires any utility company involved in a vegetation management plan to give prior notice to the local legislative body and the residents of the affected community and to hold a public meeting…

Mike SpanoLocal Governments Committee

Relates to payment of independent contractors

Relates to payment of independent contractors and authorizes the department of labor to investigate complaints, make claims for compensation, assess liquid damages, civil penalties and criminal…

Sheldon SilverLabor Committee

Requires access to new homes by persons with disabilities

Requires access to new homes by persons with disabilities.

Joan MillmanRules Committee

Allows certified nurse practitioners to practice without collaboration of a licensed physician

Allows the practice of registered professional nursing by a certified nurse practitioner to include diagnosis and performance without collaboration of a licensed physician.

Richard GottfriedHigher Education Committee

Enacts the "reproductive health act"; repealer

Enacts the "reproductive health act"; provides a fundamental right to choose contraception and the right of a female to determine the course of a pregnancy; authorizes abortion prior to viability;…

Deborah GlickHealth Committee

Relates to mandatory continuing education for social workers

Relates to mandatory continuing education for social workers.

J. Gary PretlowHigher Education Committee

Relates to the collection of census data

Relates to the collection of census data.

Hakeem JeffriesRules Committee

Increases certain penalties for violating the prohibition of animal fighting

Increases certain penalties for violating the prohibition of animal fighting.

Joseph LentolRules Committee

Prohibits contracts with out-of-state school districts in relation to aidable shared service

Prohibits contracts with out of state school districts in relation to aidable shared service.

Amy PaulinWays And Means Committee

Relates to limited profit housing companies

Relates to limited profit housing companies.

Linda RosenthalRules Committee

Enacts the public benefits for professional facilities act

Enacts the "public benefits for professional facilities" act; defines terms; provides that any state or local authority that grants any benefit, for the purpose of construction, reconstruction,…

Brian KavanaghRules 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

Enacts bill of adoptee rights clarifying language and procedures for obtaining birth certificates and medical histories for adoptees

Enacts Bill of Adoptee Rights clarifying language and procedures for obtaining birth certificates and medical histories of adoptees; permits an adopted adult to access certain records when they…

David KoonCodes Committee

Creates renewable energy credits for retail electric providers, the New York power authority and the Long Island power authority

Creates renewable energy credits for retail electric providers, the New York power authority and the Long Island power authority.

Andrew HevesiEnergy 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

Entitles defendants charged with an offense the ability to telephone any number located in the United States or Puerto Rico

Entitles defendants charged with an offense the ability to telephone any number located in the United States or Puerto Rico for the purpose of obtaining counsel and informing a relative or friend.

Michael DenDekkerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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