Bills by

Thomas K. Duane

Senator

86 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →duane@senate.state.ny.us

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

86 bills. Ordered by the date of each bill’s latest official action: referral, amendment, floor vote, passage or signature.

Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score

S1293Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor
Determines workers' compensation rates based upon number of hours worked for an employer
Determines workers' compensation rates based upon number of hours worked for an employer; requires maintenance of accurate records and provides a penalty for failure to maintain such records.
Thomas K. DuaneLabor Committee
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S1295Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations
Provides restrictions upon the use of state aircraft
Provides restrictions upon the use of state aircraft.
Thomas K. DuaneInvestigations And Government Operations Committee
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S1291Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Requires tenants in housing court to be given certain information in bold print at the end of any petition for eviction

Requires tenants in housing court proceedings be given information pertaining to their rights including that only a judge may issue a warrant to evict them; they should assert any defense or…

Thomas K. DuaneJudiciary Committee

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S1290Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Authorizes the commissioner of correctional services to develop programs in correctional facilities to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases

Authorizes the commissioner of correctional services, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to develop and implement programs in every correctional facility to prevent the spread of…

Thomas K. DuaneCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1289Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Relates to assessed valuation of property for purposes of adjustment of maximum rents

Relates to assessed valuation of property for purposes of adjustment of maximum rents.

Thomas K. DuaneHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S1288Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to banks

Requires ATMs to use both audio and visual systems of relaying messages to its customers

Requires ATMs to use both audio and visual system of relaying messages to its customers; provides that this provision would enable those individuals that are visually impaired to access ATMs without…

Thomas K. DuaneBanks Committee

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S1284Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Provides for notice of availability of services to prisoners upon their release from state prison

Provides for notice by commissioner of correctional services of availability of medical, educational and other services, including alcohol and substance abuse treatment, to prisoners upon their…

Thomas K. DuaneCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S1281Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Prohibits the collection of administration expenses by a landlord and provides for the tenant to collect all interest paid on a security deposit or advance

Prohibits the collection of administration expenses by a landlord and provides for the tenant to collect all interest paid by the banking organization on a security deposit or advance when such is…

Thomas K. DuaneJudiciary Committee

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S1287Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Waives state's sovereign immunity to liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Waives the state's sovereign immunity to liability for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; also waives the immunity of all instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the…

Thomas K. DuaneCodes Committee

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S1283Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Requires credit card solicitations and statements to display a "Credit Card Facts" display box

Requires credit card solicitations and statements to display a "Credit Card Facts" display box.

Thomas K. DuaneConsumer Protection Committee

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S1285Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Establishes duties for pharmacies when pharmacists employed by such pharmacy refuse to fill prescriptions on the basis of personal beliefs

Establishes duties for pharmacies when pharmacists employed by such pharmacy refuse to fill prescriptions on the basis of personal beliefs; requires a pharmacy to ensure the prescription is filled…

Thomas K. DuaneHigher Education Committee

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S1279Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Prohibits the transfer of liquor licenses from one owner to subsequent owners of the same establishment, bar or club

Prohibits the transfer of liquor licenses from one owner to subsequent owners of the same establishment, bar or club; grants new owners a forty-five day temporary license in which time such new…

Thomas K. DuaneCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S1278Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Provides for court-ordered rent abatement where the landlord fails to make repairs

Permits court to order rent abatement in proceedings or actions to recover rent where the court finds conditions exist to constructively evict the tenant; rent may be abated for each day such…

Thomas K. DuaneHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S1274Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Requires police identification line-ups to be conducted sequentially

Requires police identification line-ups to be conducted sequentially, with defendants appearing one at a time.

Thomas K. DuaneCodes Committee

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S1275Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Provides that a two-thirds majority of all outstanding shares is necessary to dissolve a mutual limited profit housing company

Provides that a two-thirds majority of all outstanding shares is necessary to dissolve a mutual limited profit housing company; disallows proxy voting except for illness or disability.

Thomas K. DuaneHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S1276Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Requires return of a security deposit by a landlord within 30 days unless the landlord gives written notice of retention for legally authorized cause

Requires a landlord to return to a tenant the full security deposit within thirty days of the surrender of the premises by such tenant unless the landlord provides such tenant with a written…

Thomas K. DuaneJudiciary Committee

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S1238Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Establishes metropolitan transportation authority disabled riders' council

Establishes the metropolitan transportation riders' council for persons with disabilities; provides for membership and powers and duties.

Thomas K. DuaneTransportation Committee

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S1241Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Requires the city of New York or county within the district to make maintenance of escalators, elevators and other facilities in passenger stations a priority

Requires the city of New York or county within the district to make maintenance of escalators, elevators and other facilities in passenger stations a priority; requires daily inspections, reports to…

Thomas K. DuaneTransportation Committee

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S1232Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Expands the exemption provided to professional journalists and newscasters from contempt to include employment or association with a web log

Expands the exemption provided to professional journalists and newscasters from contempt to include employment or association with a web log; defines web log as a website or webpage that contains an…

Thomas K. DuaneCodes Committee

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S1234Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Relates to the regulation of the drilling of natural gas resources

Relates to the regulation of the drilling of natural gas resources.

Thomas K. DuaneEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S1235Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Provides certain coverage for diagnosis and treatment of chemical abuse and chemical dependence

Provides certain coverage for diagnosis and treatment of chemical abuse and chemical dependence.

Thomas K. DuaneInsurance Committee

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S1236Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Prohibits charitable organizations from using charitable donations for confidentiality agreements or closed settlement agreements

Prohibits a charitable organization from using any charitable donations that the charitable organization receives to make any sort of payment that arises as a term of a confidentiality agreement or…

Thomas K. DuaneFinance Committee

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S1237Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to social services

Establishes mental health parity in public health insurance plans

Establishes mental health parity in public health insurance plans.

Thomas K. DuaneSocial Services Committee

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S1233Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides for evidence that proves or tends to prove that a victim has been convicted of a prostitution offense shall not be admissible

Removes from admissibility evidence that proves or tends to prove that a victim has been convicted of a prostitution offense within three years prior to the sex offense which is the subject of the…

Thomas K. DuaneCodes Committee

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S1230Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Establishes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for the drilling of wells and prohibits drilling within two miles of the New York city water supply infrastructure

Establishes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for the drilling of wells and prohibits drilling within five miles of the New York city water supply infrastructure.

Thomas K. DuaneEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S1229Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Regulates the use of informants by the prosecuting attorney and law enforcement personnel

Regulates the use of informants by the prosecuting attorney and law enforcement personnel; requires law enforcement personnel to submit an annual report to the department of state with statistical…

Thomas K. DuaneCodes Committee

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S1227Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Enacts the protection in the workplace act

Enacts the "protection in the workplace act"; provides that injuries to employees as a result of the commission of a sexual offense shall entitle such employee to all rights and benefits available…

Thomas K. DuaneLabor Committee

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S1303Senate· Signed Sep 23, 2011· Signed chap.547

Requires the state office for the aging to report on the delivery of services to and needs of traditionally underserved populations in their annual report to the governor and legislature

Requires the state office for the aging to report on the delivery of services to and needs of traditionally underserved populations in their annual report to the governor and legislature.

Thomas K. DuaneSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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Thomas K. Duane

Sponsored bills

Determines workers' compensation rates based upon number of hours worked for an employer

Provides restrictions upon the use of state aircraft

Requires tenants in housing court to be given certain information in bold print at the end of any petition for eviction

Authorizes the commissioner of correctional services to develop programs in correctional facilities to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases

Relates to assessed valuation of property for purposes of adjustment of maximum rents

Requires ATMs to use both audio and visual systems of relaying messages to its customers

Provides for notice of availability of services to prisoners upon their release from state prison

Prohibits the collection of administration expenses by a landlord and provides for the tenant to collect all interest paid on a security deposit or advance

Waives state's sovereign immunity to liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Requires credit card solicitations and statements to display a "Credit Card Facts" display box

Establishes duties for pharmacies when pharmacists employed by such pharmacy refuse to fill prescriptions on the basis of personal beliefs

Prohibits the transfer of liquor licenses from one owner to subsequent owners of the same establishment, bar or club

Provides for court-ordered rent abatement where the landlord fails to make repairs

Requires police identification line-ups to be conducted sequentially

Provides that a two-thirds majority of all outstanding shares is necessary to dissolve a mutual limited profit housing company

Requires return of a security deposit by a landlord within 30 days unless the landlord gives written notice of retention for legally authorized cause

Establishes metropolitan transportation authority disabled riders' council

Requires the city of New York or county within the district to make maintenance of escalators, elevators and other facilities in passenger stations a priority

Expands the exemption provided to professional journalists and newscasters from contempt to include employment or association with a web log

Relates to the regulation of the drilling of natural gas resources

Provides certain coverage for diagnosis and treatment of chemical abuse and chemical dependence

Prohibits charitable organizations from using charitable donations for confidentiality agreements or closed settlement agreements

Establishes mental health parity in public health insurance plans

Provides for evidence that proves or tends to prove that a victim has been convicted of a prostitution offense shall not be admissible

Establishes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for the drilling of wells and prohibits drilling within two miles of the New York city water supply infrastructure

Regulates the use of informants by the prosecuting attorney and law enforcement personnel

Enacts the protection in the workplace act

Caps fares for paratransit transportation

Requires the state office for the aging to report on the delivery of services to and needs of traditionally underserved populations in their annual report to the governor and legislature

Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Penn South Social Services, Inc. and the Penn South Program for Seniors

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to declare May 2011 as Hepatitis C Awareness Month in the State of New York

Commemorating the 99th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire on March 25, 2011

Honoring the life and work of Susan M. Cohen, founding chairperson of the New York State Breast Cancer Network

Commemorating March 2011 as the Second Annual New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health Month

Commemorating Thomas Paine Day, January 29, 2011, in honor of his indelible contributions to liberty, democracy and civic engagement

Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation