Bills by

Carl Kruger

Senator

407 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →kruger@senate.state.ny.us

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

407 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

S2675Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2011· Referred to elections
Provides for submission to state board of elections the master ballot layout for statewide offices and issues by counties prior to printing of ballot
Provides for submission to the state board of elections by the county boards of elections of the master ballot layout for all elections for statewide office, constitutional amendments and all…
Carl KrugerElections Committee
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S2676Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2011· Referred to investigations and government operations
Forbids unlawful discriminatory practices concerning religious headgear where the wearing of work uniform is required
Makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for any employer, labor organization or employment agency who or which requires employees to perform their duties wearing a specified work uniform to…
Carl KrugerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

S2673Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2011· Referred to transportation

Makes provisions on imposition of surcharges on certain bridges and tunnels

Prohibits a toll increase on tolls for bridges and tunnels subject to the jurisdiction of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority; allows the authority to impose a surcharge in addition to the…

Carl KrugerTransportation Committee

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S2674Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2011· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Establishes a moratorium on voluntary dissolution of limited-profit housing companies

Establishes a moratorium on the voluntary dissolution of cooperative limited-profit (Mitchell-Lama) housing companies without the consent of the commissioner of housing or supervising agency until…

Carl KrugerHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S2672Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2011· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Excludes veteran's disability benefits in computing income in selection of tenants

Excludes a veteran's disability benefits paid by the federal government to veterans for a service connected disability from the computation of probable aggregate annual income for purposes of…

Carl KrugerHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S2671Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2011· Referred to health

Requires preliminary investigation by commissioner of health in cases of multiple malpractice claims against a physician

Requires the state board for professional medical conduct to initiate a preliminary investigation of physicians against whom a significant number of claims of malpractice have been alleged;…

Carl KrugerHealth Committee

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S2670Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2011· Referred to education

Requires adequate training in the Heimlich maneuver and cardiopulmonary resuscitation for new certification as a school teacher

Requires adequate training in the Heimlich maneuver and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), by an institution or provider approved by the state education department, as a condition of certification…

Carl KrugerEducation Committee

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S2669Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2011· Referred to insurance

Makes various provisions regarding health insurance coverage for bone density measurement, mammograms, cervical cytological screening, and infertility

Makes various provisions regarding health insurance coverage including requiring certain policies to cover bone density measurement and other drug therapy; removes the deductible from coverage for…

Carl KrugerInsurance Committee

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S2668Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2011· Referred to insurance

Provides for the licensure of agents of authorized title insurance companies

Provides for the licensure of authorized title insurance company agents and empowers the insurance department to administer all requirements relating thereto; requires the superintendent of…

Carl KrugerInsurance Committee

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S2657Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to codes

Requires persons who commit crimes while on release to serve maximum sentence

Requires a person on parole, conditional release, or temporary release who has been convicted of a felony committed while on such release, to be recommitted to serve the maximum term imposed by the…

Carl KrugerCodes Committee

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S2658Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to local government

Authorizes creation of urban commercial redevelopment action areas

Authorizes creation of urban commercial redevelopment action areas by municipalities to promote expanded retail operations in urban commercial districts; sets forth criteria for such urban…

Carl KrugerLocal Government Committee

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S2660Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to investigations and government operations

Imposes a penalty on persons failing to collect or remit sales tax

Provides that the failure of any person required to collect sales tax to clearly state, charge and show such tax on any sales slip, invoice, receipt or other statement or memorandum of the price…

Carl KrugerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2661Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to investigations and government operations

Allows certain retired federal employees to apply for tax refund

Allows certain retired federal employees who paid state income taxes on their federal pension to apply for a tax refund for tax years 1985-1988 if they do so by December 31, 2011.

Carl KrugerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2659Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to codes

Establishes the intentional killing of a child as murder in the first degree, may be cited as "Nixzmary Brown's Law"

Establishes the intentional killing of a child eleven years of age or less as murder in the first degree; changes definition of torture to ease burden of proof; shall be known and may be cited as…

Carl KrugerCodes Committee

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S2653Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to consumer protection

Prohibits excessive refueling charges by motor vehicle rental agencies

Prohibits any motor vehicle rental agency in this state from charging more than ten percent above the average price of gasoline charged at gas stations located within a five mile radius of such…

Carl KrugerConsumer Protection Committee

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S2654Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Provides preferences in certain public housing projects for certain service in the armed forces

Provides preferences in certain public housing projects for certain service in the armed forces; provides recipients of expeditionary medals in Vietnam, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama and Persian Gulf…

Carl KrugerHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S2655Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to civil service and pensions

Relates to strikes by public employees and permits them to strike a public employer after the collective negotiation process has been exhausted

Grants the right to strike by public employees after the exhaustion of collective bargaining negotiations.

Carl KrugerCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S2656Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to labor

Requires prior written notice upon hiring and once annually to all employees, informing them of the types of electronic monitoring which may occur

Requires prior written notice upon hiring and once annually to all employees, informing them of the types of electronic monitoring which may occur; provides that, when an employer has reasonable…

Carl KrugerLabor Committee

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S2623Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Authorizes arbitration of decisions regarding maximum rents

Authorizes a limited profit housing company aggrieved by a decision regarding the maximum rentals permitted to be charged by such company, made by the commissioner of housing and community renewal…

Carl KrugerHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S2626Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to judiciary

Makes conviction of certain criminal offenses grounds for divorce

Makes the conviction of a husband or wife of a class A felony, class B or C violent felony or a felony sex offense a ground for divorce.

Carl KrugerJudiciary Committee

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S2621Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to judiciary

Enables most creditors of an assignor to participate in the distribution of the assignor's estate

Eliminates the concept of a "provable claim" and enables most creditors of an assignor for the benefit of creditors to participate in the distribution of the assignor's estate; amends the limitation…

Carl KrugerJudiciary Committee

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S2620Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to children and families

Provides for screening of applicants for a license or registration to provide child day care and for screening for child day care personnel

Provides for the criminal history check of applicants for a license or registration to provide child day care and for similar mandatory screening for child day care personnel; outlines the procedure…

Carl KrugerChildren And Families Committee

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S2619Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to banks

Prohibits a service charge or minimum balance requirement for attorney trust accounts

Prohibits a bank or trust company from charging a service charge or requiring a minimum balance for attorney trust or IOLA accounts that are non-interest bearing in nature; defines attorney trust…

Carl KrugerBanks Committee

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S2625Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to codes

Increases penalties for grand larceny involving the theft of a motor vehicle; repealer

Increases the penalties for multiple violations involving the theft of a motor vehicle; second offense for auto theft to be a class D felony.

Carl KrugerCodes Committee

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S2627Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to children and families

Authorizes the posting of a bond in custody cases

Authorizes the court to require a non-custodial parent, when the court reasonably determines that there is a risk of flight, to post a bond to ensure return of a child in custody and visitation…

Carl KrugerChildren And Families Committee

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S2618Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2011· Referred to investigations and government operations

Relates to fees for services to men and women

Makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for any individual, firm or corporation to charge a different fee or price for the same service based solely upon the gender of the recipient; permits a…

Carl KrugerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2609Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to finance

Creates the office of Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield inspector general

Creates the office of Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield inspector general in the department of law to investigate the activities of Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield and prosecute any instances of…

Carl KrugerFinance Committee

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S2603Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to finance

Creates the New York state community service loan board; appropriation

Creates the New York state community service loan board to fund state businesses adversely affected by state agency actions; provides for the organization, powers and duties thereof; provides for…

Carl KrugerFinance Committee

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S2604Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to investigations and government operations

Restricts the striking of enacting clause of bill without consent of sponsor

Prohibits the legislative bill drafting commission from striking the enacting clause of a bill or resolution without express authorization of the primary sponsor.

Carl KrugerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S2605Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to transportation

Prohibits the operation and storage of all terrain vehicles in certain places

Specifies public lands shall include any public street or sidewalk within any city with a population of one million or more with regard to prohibiting the operation of all terrain vehicles upon such…

Carl KrugerTransportation Committee

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S2608Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to consumer protection

Mandates labeling of foods containing sodium and sodium compounds

Provides that no person shall manufacture, pack, sell, offer for sale and/or expose for sale any food commodity in package form unless it is labelled with certain information relating to the…

Carl KrugerConsumer Protection Committee

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S2602Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to elections

Sets liberal construction provisions regarding nominating/ designating candidates to avoid disqualifications consistent with substantial law compliance

Establishes standard of substantial compliance with election law provisions relating to nomination and designation of candidates for public office; so as to avoid the disqualification of candidates…

Carl KrugerElections Committee

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S2607Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to local government

Authorizes New York city to grant real property tax credit for certain sewer improvement made to prevent backup in residential structure

Authorizes governing body of the city of New York to pass local law allowing a credit against real property tax for owner-occupied one, two, three or four family residence for expenses incurred in…

Carl KrugerLocal Government Committee

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S2606Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to transportation

Prohibits graffiti in transportation facilities

Prohibits the defacing of any public transportation facility and makes it the crime of unlawful graffiti in a transportation facility, a class B misdemeanor; defines "graffiti" and "transportation…

Carl KrugerTransportation Committee

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S2589Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to consumer protection

Regulates the sale of ammunition

Regulates the sale of ammunition; requires imprinting of a serial number on each bullet jacket and bullet lead; requires sellers of ammunition to maintain records of all sales; makes a violation a…

Carl KrugerConsumer Protection Committee

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S2583Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to finance

Raises the limit on extension of contracts for neighborhood crime prevention activities

Increases the current four year aggregate cap on local agency eligibility for funding under the neighborhood preservation crime prevention act to nine years.

Carl KrugerFinance Committee

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S2585Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Provides for correction of all code violations prior to transfer to cooperative or condominium ownership

Requires the sponsor of a plan to convert a building or buildings to cooperative or condominium ownership to cure all serious violations of record of any local or state law with respect to its…

Carl KrugerHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S2582Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to insurance

Creates the natural disaster reinsurance fund

Creates the natural disaster reinsurance fund financed through voluntary participation by insurers in the state to provide additional protection in the case of catastrophic events; exempts any…

Carl KrugerInsurance Committee

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S2584Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Provides that 25 per centum of rental surcharges paid by tenant is allocable for real estate taxes and mortgage interest

Provides that 25% of the amount of any rental surcharge paid by a tenant of a limited-profit (Mitchell-Lama) housing company project shall be deemed to have been directly imposed on the tenant by…

Carl KrugerHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S2586Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Restricts the distribution of customer information by certain utility corporations

Restricts the right of certain utility corporations to sell or otherwise distribute information concerning residential customers, subscriber names and addresses subjecting the same to regulations by…

Carl KrugerEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S2587Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to labor

Makes special provisions for disabled claimant for unemployment insurance

Extends the eligibility period for unemployment compensation for workers who were not working due to a disability for a period not to exceed two years.

Carl KrugerLabor Committee

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S2588Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to environmental conservation

Imposes criminal sanctions for preventing the disclosure of information available to state agencies regarding the release of toxic substances

Imposes criminal sanctions for preventing the disclosure of information available to state agencies pursuant to provisions of article 37 of the environmental conservation law regarding the release…

Carl KrugerEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S2577Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Provides that crime victim over 60 years of age is eligible for office of victim services award regardless of financial status

Eliminates the requirement of serious financial hardship incurred as the result of a crime as a qualification for an award from the crime victims board for victims who are over 60 years of age.

Carl KrugerCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S2575Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to cities

Provides veterans' real property school tax exemption in cities with a population of a million or more

Extends veterans' exemptions from real property taxation to local school taxes in cities of one million or more.

Carl KrugerCities Committee

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S2579Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Enacts telecommunications privacy law containing provisions regulating the collection, use or disclosure of information by telecommunications carriers

Enacts the telecommunications privacy law containing provisions regulating the collection, use or disclosure of information by telecommunications carriers; requires a telecommunication carrier to…

Carl KrugerEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S2570Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to civil service and pensions

Repeals provisions mandating payroll deductions from public employees who engage in prohibited strikes

Repeals provisions mandating a payroll deduction at twice the daily rate of pay for each day a public employee engages in an illegal strike.

Carl KrugerCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S2574Senate· Moved Jan 26, 2011· Referred to consumer protection

Enacts the honest use of refund and rebate forms act

Enacts the Honest Use of Refund and Rebate Forms Act; prohibits display of expired manufacturer's refund and rebate forms; requires availability of advertised forms and mandates that appropriate…

Carl KrugerConsumer Protection Committee

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