Co-sponsored bills

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

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 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 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

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

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 that the Muslim holidays of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha shall be school holidays in the city school district of the city of New York

Provides that the Muslim holidays of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha shall be school holidays in the city school district of the city of New York.

Michael BenjaminEducation Committee

Creates the Metropolitan Transit Authority Small Business mentoring program; repealer

Creates the Metropolitan Transit Authority Small Business mentoring program.

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Relates to controlled substances and indeterminate sentences; to the expansion of merit time; repealer

Relates to controlled substances and indeterminate sentences; relates to the expansion of merit time and repeals provisions relating to the allowance of limited credit time for inmates.

Jeffrion AubryCorrection Committee

Requires the legislature to provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free public libraries

Provides a constitutional guarantee that the legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free public libraries, wherein all the residents of this state may be provided…

Barbara LiftonWays And Means 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

Relates to making real property tax receipts available online

Relates to making real property tax receipts in Westchester county available online.

Robert CastelliReal Property Taxation Committee

Mourning the death of Yonkers Fire Department Firefighter Patrick Joyce, Jr.

Mike SpanoAdopted

Adopted

Establishes a civil cause of action for employees who are subjected to an abusive work environment

Establishes a civil cause of action for employees who are subjected to an abusive work environment.

Steven EnglebrightLabor Committee

Allows qualifying members of the New York city employees' retirement system employed by NYC OTB to file for retirement with the NYCERS board of trustees

Allows qualifying members of the New York city employees' retirement system employed by NYC OTB to file for retirement with the NYCERS board of trustees.

Sheldon SilverGovernmental Employees Committee

Defines estimated acquisition cost of prescription drugs for pharmacy reimbursement

Defines estimated acquisition cost of prescription drugs for pharmacy reimbursement.

RoAnn DestitoHealth Committee

Relates to acknowledging that the institution of slavery was an appalling tragedy in the history of this state

Relates to acknowledging that the institution of slavery was an appalling tragedy in the history of this state.

Keith L.T. WrightInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to expanding the definition of bus to include certain buses owned and operated for the transportation of children less than school age

Expands the definition of bus to include those owned by public or governmental agency, pre-school, nursery school or private school or privately owned and operated for compensation for the…

David GanttTransportation Committee

Relates to drug law reform, drug treatment and crime reduction; repealer

Relates to drug law reform, drug treatment and crime reduction; relates further to sentencing proceedings; sentences of parole supervision; combined law enforcement and community strategy to…

Jeffrion AubryCodes Committee

Establishes a healthcare reinvestment fund suburban demonstration project

Establishes a healthcare reinvestment fund suburban demonstration project; defines terms; creates an oversight committee; provides for distribution of funds and calculation of reinvestment fund…

Amy PaulinHealth Committee

Provides for supplemental indigent care payments to high-need diagnostic and treatment centers

Provides for supplemental indigent care payments to high-need diagnostic and treatment centers; established criteria for eligibility and allocations; sets amounts for time periods.

Richard BrodskyHealth Committee

Exempts public housing authorities from certain labor law fees

Exempts public housing authorities from certain employer fees imposed by the labor law, relating to variations from health and safety standards and asbestos removal.

Vito LopezWays And Means Committee

Relates to reimbursement rates for inpatient hospital services at Westchester medical center

Relates to reimbursement rates for inpatient hospital services at Westchester medical center.

Richard BrodskyHealth Committee

Increases the earned income disregard and repeals the one hundred eighty-five percent standard of need for public assistance applicants; repealer

Relates to monthly grants and allowances of public assistance; increases the earned income disregard to sixty-seven percent and repeals the one hundred eighty-five percent standard of need for…

Keith L.T. WrightSocial Services Committee

Requires cooperative housing corporations provide a prospective purchaser with a written statement of reasons when withholding consent to a purchase

Requires cooperative housing corporations provide a prospective purchaser with a written statement of reasons when withholding consent to a purchase; voids any agreement inconsistent with such…

RoAnn DestitoGovernmental Operations Committee

Creates a local advisory board for the Belmont racetrack facility

Creates a local advisory board for the Belmont racetrack facility; such local advisory board shall be composed of fifteen members.

Michelle SchimelRacing And Wagering Committee

Creates a temporary state commission to consider the scope and effectiveness of eminent domain laws and balance society's needs with the peoples rights; appropriation

Creates a temporary state commission to consider the scope and effectiveness of eminent domain laws and balance society's needs with the people's constitutional liberty and property rights;…

Richard BrodskyJudiciary Committee

Provides for alternate forms of acceptable proof of identity upon the application for a license

Provides for alternate forms of acceptable proof of identity upon the application for a license; allows for foreign passports with or without visa stamps, valid documentation issued by the United…

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

Relates to the living wage adjustment of personal care services workers

Relates to the living wage adjustment of personal care service workers; authorizes the commissioner to adjust personal care services medical assistance rates of payment for personal care service…

Amy PaulinHealth Committee

Requires the preparation of a comprehensive economic development plan for the use of eminent domain when the primary purpose is economic development

Requires the preparation of a comprehensive economic development plan for the use of eminent domain when the primary purpose is economic development and certain residential premises are to be…

Richard BrodskyJudiciary Committee

Amends provisions relating to the financing of charter schools to provide for financing by the state

Amends provisions relating to the financing of charter schools to provide for financing by the state rather than local school districts.

Sandy GalefEducation Committee

Provides new sentencing guidelines for offenses involving the possession and sale of controlled substances

Provides new sentencing guidelines for offenses involving the possession and sale of controlled substances to eliminate the "Rockefeller drug laws" by removing non-violent felony classification from…

Jeffrion AubryCodes Committee

Provides for the establishment of a state eminent domain ombudsman and provides for the powers and duties thereof; enacts the "eminent domain ombudsman act"

Provides for the establishment of a state eminent domain ombudsman and provides for the powers and duties thereof; assists in the development of guidelines and analyzes actions with potential…

Richard BrodskyJudiciary Committee

Relates to the Westchester Medical Center's assignation to a certain peer group

Relates to the Westchester Medical Center's assignation to a certain peer group.

Richard BrodskyHealth Committee

Relates to qualified leasehold condominiums owned by the Westchester Housing Land Trust, Inc.

Relates to qualified leasehold condominiums owned by the Westchester Housing Land Trust, Inc.

Amy PaulinHousing Committee