Bills by

Joseph Morelle

Assembly Member

262 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

262 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

A6841Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means
Relates to the effectiveness of provisions regarding special taxes and supplemental taxes on passenger car rentals
Relates to the effectiveness of provisions regarding special taxes and supplemental taxes on passenger car rentals.
Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee
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A6748Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance
Relates to authorizing the issuance of certain annuity contracts
Relates to authorizing the issuance of certain annuity contracts involving alternative accounts.
Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee
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A6402Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

Eliminates price controls on health club contracts: annual and limited duration tennis

Eliminates price controls on health club contracts: annual and limited duration tennis.

Joseph MorelleTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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A6286Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Enacts provisions relating to comprehensive motor vehicle reparations; including limited assignment of benefits; preclusion lift and mandatory arbitration

Enacts provisions relating to comprehensive motor vehicle reparations; provides for limited assignment of benefits; preclusion lift; burden of proof shift; mandatory arbitration; provider…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A5572Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Increases the fine for handicap parking violations and allows motorists so cited to provide proof of possession of such permit to reduce such fine

Increases the fine for handicap parking violations and allows motorists so cited to provide proof of possession of such permit to reduce such fine.

Joseph MorelleTransportation Committee

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A5448Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to labor

Authorizes employers to make deductions from an employee's wages if such deduction is authorized by the employee and is for the convenience of the employee

Authorizes employers to make deductions from an employee's wages if such deduction is authorized by the employee and is for the convenience of the employee.

Joseph MorelleLabor Committee

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A5365Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Requires that accident and health insurance policies shall provide coverage for screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder

Requires that individual accident and health insurance policies shall provide coverage for screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A4867Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Provides for the registration of professional nurse anesthetist

Relates to the certification of registered nurse anesthetists; provides that for such certification an applicant shall file an application, be licensed as a registered professional nurse, have…

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

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A4819Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Creates a high tech marketing program; appropriation

Creates a high tech marketing program; requires the creation of an advisory committee; provides for funds on a matching basis to established regional economic development marketing coalitions; makes…

Joseph MorelleEconomic Development Committee

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A4783Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Creates the New York state consortium on the development of a hydrogen economy

Creates the New York state consortium on the development of a hydrogen economy.

Joseph MorelleCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A4784Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Relates to computing the combined allocation percentage of a group of corporations included in a combined report

Relates to computing the combined allocation percentage of a group of corporations included in a combined report.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A4706Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to authorizing the thruway authority to form a captive insurance company

Relates to authorizing the thruway authority to form a captive insurance company.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A4707Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to the licensing of agents of authorized title insurance corporations; repealer

Relates to the licensing of agents of authorized title insurance corporations.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A4668Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Relates to the sales tax exemption for coin operated car wash facilities

Provides that the sales tax exemption for coin operated car wash facilities shall apply to those facilities which may be operated by a credit or debit card.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A4669Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Establishes a physicians and surgeons data collection and advisory association

Establishes a physicians and surgeons data collection and advisory association to compile physicians and surgeons medical malpractice exposure, loss and expense statistics related to medical…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A4361Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Enacts the New York state academic collaborative district act

Enacts the New York state academic collaborative district act; establishes criteria for academic collaborative designation and the application for academic collaborative district designation;…

Joseph MorelleEconomic Development Committee

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A4335Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Creates a debt management board; repealer

Creates a debt management board with authority to set a limit on state debt; authorizes the use of surplus moneys to reduce outstanding state funded debt; limits the amount of state debt that may be…

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A4156Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Relates to establishing a credit for employers for wages associated with information technology security employees, and a deduction for businesses for certain expenses

Establishes tax credits for employers for wages associated with information technology security employees, and a deduction for businesses for the expenses of certain other security-related measures…

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A4155Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Prohibits insurance companies from limiting the quantity of drugs dispensed pursuant to a prescription and increases the quantity that may be prescribed to 90 days

Prohibits insurance companies from limiting the quantity of drugs dispensed pursuant to a prescription; increases the quantity of drugs that may be prescribed from a thirty day supply to a ninety…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A4105Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Provides a tax exemption from sales and compensating use taxes for remanufactured products

Provides a tax exemption from sales and compensating use taxes for remanufactured products; defines "remanufactured products".

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A4107Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Provides for licensing of occupational safety and hygiene professionals

Provides for licensing of occupational safety and hygiene professionals, creates state board for industrial hygiene and safety; specifies requirements for a license and authorizes limited permits;…

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

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A4099Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to arbitration of no-fault insurance claims

Relates to requiring all no-fault insurance claims to be submitted to arbitration.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A4106Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to establishment of "freedom health insurance plans"

Relates to establishment of "freedom health insurance plans"; provides a tax credit for certain health insurance plans purchased by small employers and certain individuals; provides additional…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A4103Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes the class A misdemeanor of disruption of a sports contest

Establishes the class A misdemeanor of disruption of a sports contest for causing any object to be projected onto the field of play of a sports contest with intent to annoy, alarm or injure any…

Joseph MorelleCodes Committee

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A4100Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Enacts provisions to reduce the incidence of motor vehicle insurance fraud

Grants the superintendent of insurance authority to investigate fraudulent activities, such as motor vehicle operators who drive with no insurance coverage, and those who misrepresent their…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A4101Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to the reimbursement of out-of-network providers of clinical laboratory services

Relates to the reimbursement of out-of-network providers of clinical laboratory services.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A4104Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides for the issuance of distinctive license plates with the design "Made in NY"

Provides for the issuance of distinctive license plates with the design "Made in NY"; will provide for an additional twenty-five dollar annual service charge to be placed into an account for…

Joseph MorelleTransportation Committee

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A4098Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to pre-existing condition provisions for group and blanket disability policies

Relates to pre-existing condition provisions for group and blanket disability policies which excludes coverage under the policy for a disability commencing during the twelve months following the…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A4093Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Authorizes payments to nonparticipating or nonpreferred providers of ambulance services licensed under article 30 of the public health law

Authorizes payments to nonparticipating or nonpreferred providers of ambulance services licensed under article 30 of the public health law.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A4094Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Establishes distinctive license plates for the support New York state entertainment program

Establishes distinctive license plates for the support New York state entertainment program; creates the New York state film and television production marketing fund.

Joseph MorelleTransportation Committee

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A4096Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Establishes distinctive license plates for the Upstate New York PBA and establishes the Upstate New York PBA fund

Establishes distinctive license plates for the Upstate New York PBA and establishes the Upstate New York PBA fund; further provides for an additional annual service charge for such plates of $25.

Joseph MorelleTransportation Committee

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A4097Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Establishes a visor card for the deaf and hard of hearing

Establishes a visor card for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Joseph MorelleTransportation Committee

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A4059Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Creates a temporary state commission on remanufacturing; appropriation

Creates a temporary state commission on remanufacturing; provides for the appointment of members of the board of the commission; enumerates the goals and purposes of the commission; lists the powers…

Joseph MorelleEconomic Development Committee

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A4061Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to the reserve valuation method for certain policies and contracts

Amends the reserve valuation method for certain life insurance policies and contracts issued after December 31, 2010 which provide certain death benefits.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A3976Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Excludes from sales tax receipts the rental or leasing of trucks and other motor vehicles used in connection with the production of a film for sale

Excludes from sales tax receipts the rental or leasing of trucks and other motor vehicles used in connection with the production of a film for sale.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A3967Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Exempts large commercial insureds from certain rate and policy form requirements

Exempts large commercial insureds from certain rate and policy form requirements.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A3970Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Increases the property value and rent paid limitations on qualifying for the real property circuit breaker tax

Increases the property value to $95,000 and rent paid to $600 a month to qualify for the real property circuit breaker tax.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A3974Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Relates to the qualified emerging technology company capital tax credit; repealer

Relates to the qualified emerging technology company capital tax credit.

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A3968Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Authorizes The Life Insurance Guaranty Corporation to incorporate resolution facilities

Authorizes The Life Insurance Guaranty Corporation to incorporate resolution facilities in connection with the rehabilitation or liquidation of an impaired or insolvent domestic life insurance…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A3969Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Relates to eligibility under the empire zones program

Relates to the definition of regionally significant project; includes a manufacturer making a capital investment of at last ten million dollars and retaining at least two hundred jobs.

Joseph MorelleEconomic Development Committee

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A3972Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Clarifies certain sales and use tax exemptions for manufacturers of equipment

Clarifies certain sales and use tax exemptions for manufacturers of equipment to: (1) exclude from taxation displays used in trade shows that are used out of state but stored within the state…

Joseph MorelleWays And Means Committee

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A3973Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Provides that the spouse, widow, or widower may be entitled to receive a distinctive United States Naval Armed Guard license plate

Provides that the spouse, widow, or widower may be entitled to receive a distinctive United States Naval Armed Guard license plate.

Joseph MorelleTransportation Committee

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A3975Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Creates a program to provide hi-tech working capital loan guarantees

Creates a program within the New York state urban development corporation to provide high-technology working capital loan guarantees to eligible high-technology businesses developing or offering a…

Joseph MorelleEconomic Development Committee

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A3906Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Authorizes the SUNY chancellor to remove the trustees of community colleges and establishes removal procedure

Authorizes the SUNY chancellor to remove the trustees of community colleges and establishes removal procedure.

Joseph MorelleHigher Education Committee

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A3903Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Authorizes DCJS to create a publication relating to concealed firearms

Authorizes division of criminal justice services to create a publication relating to concealed firearms defining the term "concealed" and establishing guidelines on when/where firearms can be carried.

Joseph MorelleCodes Committee

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A3905Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance

Relates to qualified trusts and qualified reserve credits; repealer

Relates to qualified trusts and qualified reserve credits.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

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A3830Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Authorizes and directs the consumer protection board to study complaints made by customers of wireless telephone service

Authorizes and directs the consumer protection board to study complaints made by customers of wireless telephone service.

Joseph MorelleConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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