Co-sponsored bills

Requires polling places to be accessible to physically disabled voters

Requires each polling place to be accessible to physically disabled voters and provides guidelines which shall be in accordance with the accessibility requirements mandated pursuant to the federal…

Kevin CahillSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Increases membership of New York city housing authority

Increases the membership of the New York city housing authority to include two additional members to be appointed by the mayor; provides that the new members shall be residents of a public housing…

Vito LopezSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to abandoned infants and endangering the welfare of a child

Relates to abandoned infants and endangering the welfare of a child.

Amy PaulinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to food donation by public food service establishments

Relates to food donation by public food service establishments.

Crystal Peoples-StokesSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to a report on the capacity and staffing of the state prison system

Requires certain reports to the legislature regarding correctional facilities.

Jeffrion AubryVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to motions to vacate judgment against victims of sex trafficking for certain prostitution offenses

Permits motions to vacate judgment against victims of sex trafficking for certain prostitution offenses.

Richard GottfriedSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides that in N.Y. city, the rent following the dissolution date shall be the last rent authorized for the affected dwelling

Provides that in cities with a population of one million or more, the rent following the dissolution date of Mitchell-Lama developments shall be the last rent authorized for the affected dwelling.

Linda RosenthalOn the Senate floor

Requires companies aided by loans under Mitchell-Lama to notify tenants of buy out from mortgage options and a report by the commissioner or supervising agency

Requires companies aided by loans under Mitchell-Lama to notify tenants of such housing of the possibility of buyout from mortgages held which would potentially result in rent increases not later…

Vito LopezOn the Senate floor

Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent upon the renewal of a lease

Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent, rent charged and paid by the tenant which is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommodation, upon the renewal of…

Hakeem JeffriesOn the Senate floor

Relates to the insurance of certain preservation loans of the state of New York mortgage agency mortgage insurance fund

Relates to the insurance of certain preservation loans of the state of New York mortgage agency mortgage insurance fund.

Hakeem JeffriesSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Establishes a civil remedy for victims of bias-related violence

Establishes a civil remedy for victims of bias-related violence or intimidation for deprivation of a civil liberty, property damage, injury or death motivated by race, religion, national origin,…

RoAnn DestitoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to increasing participation by minority and women-owned business enterprises

Relates to increasing participation by minority and women-owned business enterprises.

Crystal Peoples-StokesOn the Assembly floor

Requires certain day care centers to provide notice before it intends to close its facility

Requires certain day care centers to provide notice before it intends to close its facility.

Michael BenjaminOn the Assembly floor

Provides for the notification of impending emergencies by electric corporations to affected communities

Provides for the notification of impending emergencies by electric corporations to affected communities.

Adriano EspaillatOn 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 the MTA must transfer money from its capital budget to its operating budget upon receipt of federal stimulus funds

Provides that the MTA must transfer money from its capital budget to its operating budget upon receipt of federal stimulus funds.

Joan MillmanWays And Means Committee

Provides for persons whose eligibility for medical assistance is terminated to receive written notice in advance and speedy consideration of re-application

Provides for persons whose eligibility for medical assistance is terminated to receive thirty days written notice in advance of the effective date of such termination and consideration of…

Adriano EspaillatOn 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

Establishes a senior housing task force

Establishes a senior housing task force for the purposes of conducting a state-wide assessment of senior housing needs taking into consideration the various geographical areas and different needs of…

Jeffrey DinowitzAging Committee

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 the sale of bonds and notes of the city of New York

Relates to the sale of bonds and notes of the city of New York; extends provisions of state financial emergency act for the city of New York and other provisions from June 30, 2010 until June 30,…

Herman D. FarrellOn the Assembly floor

Enables senior citizens to cash social security checks without maintaining an account at the bank honoring such check

Directs every banking organization or foreign banking corporation transacting business in this state to cash properly endorsed social security checks presented by the payee, upon sufficient…

Margaret MarkeyOn the Senate floor

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

Extends the date allowable for exemptions for first-time homebuyers of newly constructed homes

Extends the date allowable for exemptions for first-time homebuyers of newly constructed homes to on or after December 31, 2015.

Robert SweeneyRules 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

Relates to the powers of the state of New York mortgage agency

Relates to the powers of the state of New York mortgage agency.

Vito LopezOn the Assembly floor

Enacts the "consumer credit fairness act"

Enacts the "consumer credit fairness act"; establishes a 3 year statute of limitations for commencement of a cause of action arising out of a consumer credit transaction where the defendant is a…

Helene WeinsteinRules Committee

Creates the technology commercialization partnership program and removes the incentive program from the research development program

Creates the technology commercialization partnership program and removes the incentive program from the research development program.

William MagnarelliWays And Means 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

Relates to training and education for sustainable wage jobs and traditional and nontraditional employment in public assistance employment programs

Relates to training and education for sustainable wage jobs and traditional and non-traditional employment in public assistance employment programs.

Joan MillmanWays And Means Committee

Enacts the "jury pool fair representation act"

Enacts the "jury pool fair representation act"; provides for the collection of demographic data for jurors who present for service and for the submission of such data in an annual report to the…

Rory LancmanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires solid waste management plans for the city of New York to include adequate trash receptacles in commercial zones and public recreational areas

Requires local solid waste management plans for cities over one million to include a plan for litter control including provision for placement of an adequate number of receptacles for trash and…

Hakeem JeffriesRules Committee

Expands the quota penalty provisions to include a ticket, summons or arrest authorized by any general, special or local law

Expands the quota penalty provisions to include a ticket, summons or arrest authorized by any general, special or local law made within a specified period of time, and quotas for stops of…

Catherine NolanLabor Committee

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

Creates the New York State Civilian Complaint Review Board to investigate alleged misconduct by police and peace officers

Creates the New York State Civilian Complaint Review Board to investigate alleged misconduct by police and peace officers.

Micah KellnerCodes Committee

Permits the sealing of records of certain nonviolent misdemeanor or nonsexual misdemeanor criminal offenses

Permits the sealing of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses; defines the term "eligible misdemeanor" to mean a misdemeanor that does not have as an element of the offense the use of a…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Provides that members of N.Y. city community boards need only be 16 years of age to be appointed to such board

Provides that members of community boards need only be 16 years of age to be appointed to such board.

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

Establishes a moratorium on conducting hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until 120 days after federal EPA issues report thereon

Establishes a moratorium on conducting hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until 120 days after federal Environmental Protection Agency issues a report on the effects of…

Steven EnglebrightRules 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

Prohibits deceptive practices and the suppression of voters, and increases penalties for violations of the elective franchise

Makes the suppression of voters a civil violation.

Brian KavanaghElection Law 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

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

Creates a job development incentive income tax credit available to employers who employ individuals previously receiving unemployment

Creates a job development incentive income tax credit available to employers who employ individuals previously receiving unemployment.

Robin SchimmingerLabor Committee

Provides that all affirmative action officers and administrators employed by the state shall be in competitive classified positions

Provides that all affirmative action officers and administrators employed by the state shall be in competitive classified positions; directs the department of civil service to establish…

Peter RiveraWays And Means Committee

Provides appointment process for members of a charter revision commission appointed by the mayor of N.Y. city for the submission of proposals

Provides an appointment process for members of a charter revision commission appointed by the mayor of a city of one million or more inhabitants; establishes qualifications for such members and…

James F. BrennanWays And Means Committee

Relates to the minimum wage and makes technical changes to the labor law relating thereto

Relates to the minimum wage and makes technical changes to the labor law relating thereto.

Susan JohnLabor Committee