Co-sponsored bills

Establishes seagrass protection act

Establishes the seagrass protection act; defines terms; outlines department of environmental conservation's responsibilities; provides that a person in a coastal community may not apply a fertilizer…

Robert SweeneyVetoed

Vetoed

Extends from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2012, the deadline for requests for release of records under Jonathan's law for incidents before May 5, 2007

Extends from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2012, the deadline for submission of written requests for the release of records pertaining to allegations and investigations of abuse and mistreatment…

Timothy P. GordonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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 enacting the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote

Enacts the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote; creates a compact between the states and the District of Columbia; defines terms.

Jeffrey DinowitzOn the Assembly floor

Repeals certain sections of the general municipal law, public authorities law, transportation law, and transfers remaining rights to an identifiable location

Repeals certain sections of the general municipal law, in relation to urban renewal agencies and industrial development agencies; repeals certain sections of the public authorities law, in relation…

Sam HoytWays And Means Committee

Prohibits the co-mingling of adolescent and adult patients in department run residential facilities

Prohibits the co-mingling of adolescent and adult patients in department run residential facilities.

Matthew TitoneRules Committee

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

Establishes the offense of knowingly authorizing an unlicensed driver to operate a motor vehicle

Establishes the offense of knowingly authorizing an unlicensed driver to operate a motor vehicle, a class A misdemeanor which subjects the violator to liability for any offenses committed by or…

Ginny FieldsTransportation Committee

Clarifies the qualification of member items, authorizes the review of violations of the qualification of member items, and requiring that member items be fully itemized

Clarifies the appropriation and qualification of member items, authorizes the legislative ethics commission to review violations of the qualification of member items, and requires that all member…

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations 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

Provides that certain people may not possess antique firearms, black powder firearms, or muzzle loading firearms

Provides that certain people may not possess antique firearms, black powder firearms, or muzzle loading firearms.

Albert A. StirpeCodes Committee

Relates to farm and commercial wineries

Relates to eliminating the wholesaler's reporting requirement for farm and commercial wineries.

Marc AlessiWays And Means Committee

Defines estimated acquisition cost of prescription drugs for pharmacy reimbursement

Defines estimated acquisition cost of prescription drugs for pharmacy reimbursement.

RoAnn DestitoHealth Committee

Prohibits institutional dispensers and pharmaceutical manufacturers from disposing of pharmaceutical waste in a manner that results in placement in a landfill

Prohibits institutional dispensers and pharmaceutical manufacturers from disposing of pharmaceutical waste in a manner that results in placement in a landfill.

Robert SweeneyEnvironmental Conservation 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

Adds records of the office of homeland security to the definition of the term "public safety agency record"

Adds records of the office of homeland security to the definition of the term "public safety agency record."

Margaret MarkeyCodes Committee

Allows employment of retired police officers as special security officers for school districts

Authorizes the trustees or board of education of any school district to employ retired former members of police or sheriff's departments as special security officers for such school district upon…

David TownsendOn the Assembly floor

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to operate all state parks and historic sites at the beginning of 2010-2011 according to the and staffing and service levels as 2009-2012

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to operate and maintain all state parks and historic sites under its jurisdiction during the fiscal year that ends March 31, 2011…

Steven EnglebrightOn the Assembly floor

Provides for adoption of previous year's budget in certain cases

Provides for automatic adoption of previous year's state budget in cases when the legislature and governor have not timely enacted a current year's state budget.

James TediscoJudiciary Committee

Prohibits a skier from skiing in any area unless he or she is wearing a protective helmet; applicable to skiers under fourteen years of age

Relates to the duties of skiers and ski area operators regarding the use of helmets; requires skiers under age 14 to wear helmets; requires ski area operators to maintain an adequate supply of…

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

Establishes an instant runoff voting method for certain local elections

Establishes an instant runoff voting method for certain local elections for races with three or more candidates; insures majority support for elected officers.

Brian KavanaghElection Law Committee

Establishes a baccalaureate and associate nursing assistance program

Creates a baccalaureate and associate nursing assistance program within the department of health to provide loans to persons in pursuit of a nursing degree at an approved institution in this state;…

James TediscoHigher Education Committee

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

Simplifies the absentee ballot process by removing requirement of certain information that is to be provided

Simplifies the absentee ballot process to make it easier to vote in such manner by removing requirement for certain information on circumstances for the voter's absence.

Sandy GalefSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires employers and volunteer organizations to conduct a criminal history check of child care employees and volunteers

Requires employers and volunteer organizations to conduct a criminal history check of employees and volunteers who will come into contact with children under 18 years of age.

James TediscoChildren And Families Committee

Establishes an exemption from the state personal income tax for certain veterans seventy-five years of age or older

Establishes a total exemption from the state personal income tax for certain veterans of the armed forces of the United States seventy-five years of age or older with an annual total gross income of…

James TediscoWays And Means Committee

Includes public library systems within the definition of entities that are eligible to apply for local government efficiency grants

Includes library systems within the definition of entities that are eligible to apply for local government efficiency grants.

Jonathan BingWays And Means Committee

Relates to applications for absentee ballots

Relates to applications for absentee ballots; provides for the application to be made in writing in the form of a letter, telefax or other written instrument which is signed by the voter.

Sandy GalefOn the Assembly floor

Declares safe, secure and peaceful schools to be a state right

Amends the state constitution to provide that all students and staff of primary, elementary, junior high and senior high schools shall have the inalienable right to attend schools which are safe,…

James TediscoJudiciary Committee

Provides an alternative procedure for adoption of a state budget in instances where existing provisions have not been completed prior to April 1

Provides an alternative procedure for adoption of a state budget in instances where existing provisions have not been completed prior to April 1; provides for submission of multiple plans in which…

James TediscoJudiciary Committee

Increases penalties and requires imprisonment for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting; presumption of avoiding prosecution for DUI

Increases penalties and requires imprisonment for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting; creates a presumption of avoiding prosecution for DUI when leaving the scene of an incident…

José PeraltaStricken

Provides an annual scholarship of $1000 for students with a minimum 3.0 high school GPA who attend a New York state public postsecondary institution

Provides an annual scholarship of $1,000 for students with a minimum 3.0 high school GPA who attend a New York state public postsecondary institution.

José PeraltaStricken

Excludes a social security number or social security card from documentation required to be provided to renew an existing driver's license

Excludes a social security number or card from documentation required to renew an existing driver's license.

José PeraltaStricken

Memorializing the Governor to proclaim April 2010 as Autism Awareness Month in the State of New York

Harvey WeisenbergAdopted

Adopted

Authorizes school districts to expend 60% of funds in employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund for certain purposes

Authorizes school districts to expend up to 60% of the funds in employee benefit accrued liability reserve for such purposes as the school board shall determine.

Timothy P. GordonEducation Committee

Establishes additional restrictions on the parole and relocation of sex offenders

Allows a municipality to reject sexual offenders, sexually violent offenders and sexual predators within such municipality if the municipality already contains a high concentration of such…

James TediscoCorrection Committee

Assesses a penalty upon legislature and governor for late budget

Provides that members of the legislature shall be penalized one day's salary for each day the state budget is late; provides that legislative leaders and the governor shall be penalized two days pay…

James TediscoGovernmental Operations Committee

Establishes additional restrictions on relocation of sex offenders whose victims were under the age of eighteen and on level three sex offenders

Establishes additional restrictions on sex offenders whose victims were under the age of eighteen and level three sex offenders in prohibiting such offenders to relocate within one thousand feet of…

James TediscoCorrection Committee

Prohibits increase in state legislator's salary or allowance during lame duck session

Prohibits the legislature from increasing the salary or allowance payable to members of the legislature by a law enacted during the period running from the date of the general election until 12/31…

James TediscoGovernmental Operations Committee

Grants legislative minority leaders the right to participate in budget negotiations

Grants legislative minority leaders the right to participate in budget negotiations; defines budget negotiations as any formal or informal meetings conducted by or called at the request of the…

James TediscoGovernmental Operations Committee

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to preserve and maintain state historic sites that are closed for more than a month

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to preserve and maintain state historic sites that are closed for more than a month.

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

Creates the "healthy kids act" pilot program to encourage students to develop healthy eating habits at school; appropriation

Creates the "healthy kids act" pilot program to encourage students to develop healthy eating habits at school; includes ten participating school districts and grant to offset costs; appropriates…

James TediscoEducation 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 TediscoWays And Means Committee

Relates to providing additional reimbursement to school districts for expenses incurred for failure to receive timely payments of state aid

Relates to providing additional reimbursement to school districts for expenses incurred for failure to receive timely payments of state aid, including expenses relating to interest payments and…

James TediscoEducation Committee

Requires equal distribution of legislative staff and resources

Requires an equal distribution of legislative staff and appropriations to be made among all members of the legislature; provides for additional funds and staff for members in special capacities as…

James TediscoGovernmental Operations Committee

Prohibits a person convicted of violating "Buster's Law" from owning or possessing a companion animal

Prohibits a person convicted of "Buster's Law" from owning or possessing a companion animal unless authorized by court order, after appropriate psychiatric or psychological testing.

James TediscoAgriculture Committee

Designates the tenth day of March of each year as a public holiday, to be known as Harriet Tubman day

Designates the tenth day of March of each year as a public holiday, to be known as Harriet Tubman day.

J. Gary PretlowJudiciary Committee

Includes municipal user fees as real property tax for purposes of the circuit breaker credit

Defines qualifying real property taxes to include municipal user fees, for purposes of the real property tax circuit breaker; defines "municipal user fees" as any municipal fee charged to a…

David TownsendWays And Means Committee