Sponsored bills

Authorizes granting of tax credit for home energy conservation improvement

Authorizes granting of tax credit for home energy conservation improvement.

Kevin S. ParkerCities Committee

Authorizes commissioner of agriculture and markets to seek injunctive relief for violations concerning kosher foods

Authorizes the commissioner of agriculture and markets to institute an action in law or equity regarding food and color additives and specifically enumerates such violations subject to enforcement…

Kevin S. ParkerAgriculture Committee

Creates office of insurance consumer advocate within department of insurance

Creates the office of insurance consumer advocate within the department of insurance; office to consist of five members; describes powers and duties; such office to be funded by an assessment upon…

Kevin S. ParkerInsurance Committee

Entitles every veteran or disabled veteran who has served in more than one time of war additional credit in competitive exams

Provides that every person who has served in more than one time of war shall be entitled to additional credit as a veteran or disabled veteran in competitive examinations for original appointment or…

Kevin S. ParkerVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Enacts a "Computer Lemon Law" to protect purchasers of defective computer equipment

Enacts a "Computer Lemon Law" to protect purchasers of defective computer equipment; makes definitions; provides for notice to purchaser, coverage and coverage period, records, and civil actions for…

Kevin S. ParkerConsumer Protection Committee

Exempts libraries from the imposition of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax

Exempts libraries from the imposition of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.

Thomas AbinantiWays And Means Committee

Relates to enacting the Iran divestment act of 2012

Enacts the Iran divestment act of 2012 to prevent public investment in companies operating in Iran's energy sector with investments that have the result of directly or indirectly supporting the…

Sheldon SilverSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Prohibits landlords from refusing to deal with certain people solely because those people were involved in prior summary proceedings

Prohibits landlords from refusing to deal with certain people solely because those people were involved in prior summary proceedings.

Linda RosenthalHousing Committee

Establishes the emergency preparedness month act and exempts prefabricated go-bags and individual emergency preparedness items

Establishes the "emergency preparedness month act" and exempts prefabricated go-bags and individual emergency preparedness items from sales tax during specified time periods.

Linda RosenthalGovernmental Operations Committee

Authorizes the village of Bronxville to seek judicial review of a small claims assessment review in certain circumstances and providing for the repeal of such provisions

Authorizes the village of Bronxville to seek judicial review of a small claims assessment review in certain circumstances; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

Amy PaulinStricken

Requires school districts to purchase food products that are grown, produced, harvested or processed in New York state

Requires school districts to purchase food products that are grown, produced, harvested or processed in New York state; allows waiver if price of such local food products is not reasonably…

Barbara LiftonEducation Committee

Requires additional disclosures from lobbyists

Requires additional disclosures from lobbyists including: campaign contributions to elected officials; existing business relationships or associations with public officials; and the names of family…

Liz KruegerFinance Committee

Requires certain health insurance policies and contracts to provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing for use in tissue typing for bone marrow testing

Requires certain health insurance policies and contracts to provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing, also referred to as histocompatible locus antigen testing, for A, B, and DR…

Suzi OppenheimerInsurance Committee

Requires certain health insurance policies and contracts to provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing for use in tissue typing for bone marrow testing

Requires certain health insurance policies and contracts to provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing, also referred to as histocompatible locus antigen testing, for A, B, and DR…

George LatimerInsurance CommitteeFinance

Adds 3 representatives of children's interests to the state camp safety advisory council; directs a study of improving the regulation of youth camps

Increases from 1 to 4, the number of members of the "state camp safety advisory council" who are to be representatives of children's interests who do not operate a camp; concomitantly increases the…

Suzi OppenheimerHealth Committee

Requires any public authority that provides bus transportation in the county of Queens to perform a security audit on all of its bus routes

Requires any public authority that provides bus transportation in the county of Queens to perform a security audit on all of its bus routes.

Michele TitusCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Establishes procedure for public statement hearings before public service commission

Establishes a procedure for utility public statement hearings to determine the impact on consumers of major utility rate change applications; provides for notice to consumers of such hearings;…

Suzi OppenheimerEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Requires animal shelters to annually report on intake and disposition of animals

Requires animal shelters that receive state funding to annually report on intake and disposition of animals; such reports shall be available to the public.

Liz KruegerAgriculture Committee

Allows for a gift to the love your library fund on corporate and personal income tax return forms

Allows a taxpayer to elect to contribute a gift to the love your library fund on corporate and personal income tax return forms.

Suzi OppenheimerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Enacts the "private well testing act"

Enacts the "private well testing act"; authorizes the department of health to promulgate rules and regulations to establish standards for the testing of drinking water from privately owned wells.

Mark GrisantiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to the time to commence certain medical malpractice actions

Relates to the time to commence certain medical malpractice actions; provides that actions related to acts or omissions of hospitals where an incident report is required to be filed may be filed…

Michele TitusCodes Committee

Relates to the definition of pet dealer

Relates to the definition of pet dealer; in addition to the sale, includes the offering for sale of more than nine animals per year for profit to the public or to any broker, wholesaler, medical…

Suzi OppenheimerAgriculture Committee

Provides for the recordation of restrictive covenant modification documents where conveyance instruments include language violative of civil rights laws

Provides for notice of illegal restrictive covenant language in documents to be recorded and the recordation of restrictive covenant modification documents where conveyance instruments include…

Michele TitusJudiciary Committee

Relates to taxes on cigarettes sold on an Indian reservation to non-members of the Indian nation or tribe

Relates to taxes on cigarettes sold on an Indian reservation to non-members of the Indian nation or tribe; reverts the tax back to the previous $2.75 if taxes on such cigarettes are not collected by…

Joseph A. GriffoInvestigations And Government Operations CommitteeLegal

Provides that owners of private real property exempt from taxation shall give municipalities notice of intention to sell

Provides that owners of private real property exempt from taxation shall give municipalities notice of intention to sell.

Suzi OppenheimerLocal Government Committee

Makes provisions regarding the designation of polling places on college campuses

Provides that whenever a contiguous property of a college or university contains three hundred or more registrants, the polling place designated for such election district shall be on such…

Suzi OppenheimerElections Committee

Enacts "economic development program evaluation act"; directs state agencies to conduct annual comprehensive evaluation of economic development activities

Enacts the economic development program evaluation act and prescribes the functions and purposes of the special evaluation program bond act; requires state agencies involved in economic development…

Suzi OppenheimerCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

Requires registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, physicians, physicians assistants and specialist assistants to complete domestic violence training or course work

Requires registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, physicians, physicians assistants and specialist assistants to complete approved domestic violence training or course work; provides that for…

Suzi OppenheimerHigher Education Committee

Provides for the development and implementation of statewide school nutrition standards, for the review of school wellness policies

Provides for the development and implementation of statewide school nutrition standards for food and beverages that are sold to students and for the review of school wellness policies.

Suzi OppenheimerEducation Committee

Defines tuition for the 2013-2014 school year

Defines tuition for the 2013-2014 school year; restricts tuition rates to not more than four percent of a school year's costs.

Suzi OppenheimerEducation Committee

Relates to teachers' rights

Relates to teachers' rights; adds other specified personnel to teachers and teaching assistants where the board of cooperative educational services takes over a program.

Suzi OppenheimerEducation Committee

Establishes the special education short-term revolving loan fund and authorizes the state comptroller to provide special education short-term revolving loans

Establishes the special education short-term revolving loan fund and authorizes the state comptroller to provide special education short-term revolving loans to certain special act school districts…

Suzi OppenheimerFinance Committee

Relates to the expenditure of pre-kindergarten program grant funds

Relates to the expenditure of prekindergarten program grant funds.

Suzi OppenheimerEducation Committee

Requires teachers to be trained on combating bullying

Requires individuals applying for certification or licensure to be a teacher to complete a course of training in recognizing and responding to incidents of bullying and harassment.

Suzi OppenheimerEducation Committee

Establishes the special education short-term revolving loan fund and authorizes the state comptroller to provide special education short-term revolving loans

Establishes the special education short-term revolving loan fund and authorizes the state comptroller to provide special education short-term revolving loans to certain special act school districts…

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Creates the middle class circuit breaker tax credit and a tax reform study commission

Creates the middle class circuit breaker tax credit and a tax reform study commission.

Liz KruegerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Relates to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

Liz KruegerInvestigations And Government Operations CommitteeLegal

Relates to increasing fines and penalties for certain violations; requires refund of certain illegal contributions

Relates to increasing fines and penalties for certain violations; requires refund of certain illegal contributions.

Liz KruegerElections Committee

Relates to the registration fees for certain lobbying entities; repealer

Relates to the registration fees for certain lobbying entities; amends the definition of "lobbying" to include attempts to influence actions of public officials related to the procurement of goods…

Liz KruegerFinance Committee

Authorizes county clerks to retain a portion of fees collected for motor vehicle related services

Authorizes county clerks to retain a portion of fees collected for motor vehicle related services through a department of motor vehicles' website or the Utica processing center.

George D. MaziarzTransportation Committee

Provides for the disposal of pharmaceutical drugs and controlled substances

Provides for the disposal of pharmaceutical drugs and controlled substances; directs counties to develop a system for the collection and acceptance of prescription drugs and for their proper…

George D. MaziarzEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to offenses involving the sexual performance of a child

Relates to offenses involving the sexual performance of a child; increases penalties for offenses involving promoting and possessing the sexual performance of a child.

Amy PaulinCodes CommitteeLegal

Requires that no scholarship, grant or award offered by a state university of New York college shall require the student to reside on campus

Requires that no scholarship, grant or award offered by a state university of New York college shall, as a condition of eligibility, require that the student reside on campus in campus housing.

George D. MaziarzHigher Education Committee

Requires installation and use of ceiling lifts in hospitals and nursing homes

Requires installation and use of ceiling lifts for patient transfer in hospitals and nursing homes; further requires appropriate staff training in the use of ceiling lifts.

George D. MaziarzHealth Committee

Establishes a central registry of medical personnel terminated for cause

Establishes a central registry of medical personnel terminated for cause.

George D. MaziarzHealth Committee

Increases state reimbursement for care, treatment, maintenance and nursing services in nursing homes

Increases state reimbursement for care, treatment, maintenance and nursing services in nursing homes in certain eligible social services districts.

George D. MaziarzHealth Committee

Requires semi-annual reports by police agencies on missing children and persons; provides for a tax check-off to benefit missing persons related matters

Requires police agencies to report semi-annually on missing children and persons incidents; authorizes a personal income tax check-off for missing children and persons related activities and…

George D. MaziarzChildren And Families Committee

Requires dating violence education and dating violence policies in school districts, board of cooperative educational services and county vocational education and extension boards

Requires dating violence education and dating violence policies in school districts, board of cooperative educational services and county vocational education and extension boards; establishes that…

George D. MaziarzEducation Committee