Bills by

Keith L.T. Wright

Assembly Member

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2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

210 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

A3285Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local governments
Provides for preference for certain N.Y. state domiciliaries in the awarding of contracts for public work
Provides that for public works contracts involving an expenditure of $20,000 or more and purchase contracts for $10,000 or more a responsible bidder who is a New York state resident, firm or…
Keith L.T. WrightLocal Governments Committee
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A3286Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing
Relates to the standard of proof for determination of eligibility for public housing based upon remaining family member status
Relates to the standard of proof for determination of eligibility for public housing based upon remaining family member status.
Keith L.T. WrightHousing Committee

A3288Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to banks

Prohibits foreign banking corporations from issuing payday loans

Prohibits foreign banking corporations from issuing payday loans; defines payday loans as any transaction in which a short-term cash advance is made to a consumer in exchange for (i) a consumer's…

Keith L.T. WrightBanks Committee

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A3221Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Requires the division of criminal justice services and the chief administrator of the courts to track the number of permanent orders of protection issued annually

Requires the division of criminal justice services and the chief administrator of the courts to track the number of permanent orders of protection issued and violated annually.

Keith L.T. WrightJudiciary Committee

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A3222Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to children and families

Relates to the medical examination and needs of children placed in foster care

Relates to the medical examination and needs of children placed in foster care; requires that home health care agencies providing services to children in foster care provide a monthly report on the…

Keith L.T. WrightChildren And Families Committee

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A3102Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to racing and wagering

Provides for funding for a sound basic education

Provides for funding for a sound basic education; directs that a percentage of payments under articles five and ten of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law made by off-track betting…

Keith L.T. WrightRacing And Wagering Committee

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A3073Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

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…

Keith L.T. WrightJudiciary Committee

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A3021Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing

Provides that a child regardless of age who has lived with a tenant parent for two years or more in a rent-regulated apartment shall be deemed a tenant

Provides that a child (regardless of age) who has lived with a tenant parent for two years or more in rent-regulated housing accommodations shall be deemed a tenant of such housing accommodations…

Keith L.T. WrightHousing Committee

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A2977Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Requires the division of criminal justice services and the chief administrator of the courts to track the number of crimes involving automated teller machines

Requires the division of criminal justice services and the chief administrator of the courts to annually track the number of crimes involving automated teller machines.

Keith L.T. WrightJudiciary Committee

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A2970Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Defines as aggravated harassment in the third degree photographing persons entering or leaving reproductive health care services facilities

Defines as aggravated harassment in the third degree photographing (whether by still or moving pictures) persons entering or leaving reproductive health care services facilities; exempts…

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A2974Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Changes reporting requirements for public utilities to the names and addresses of those stockholders with 10% or more of voting capital stock

Changes the standard for annually reporting of stock interests by public utilities to the public service commission from those stockholders with 1% or more of the voting capital stock to those with…

Keith L.T. WrightCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A2976Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to an order of recognizance or bail

Allows a superior court to order bail or recognizance for a defendant who has been convicted of a class A-II felony if the defendant is providing, or has agreed to provide material assistance…

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A2972Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Codifies as an exception to the hearsay rule of evidence statements made under the belief of impending death

Codifies as an exception to the hearsay rule of evidence statements made under the belief of impending death.

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A2961Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing

Establishes the home ownership assistance program

Establishes the home ownership assistance program; allows qualified individuals to receive home ownership assistance payments when they purchase an eligible home; defines who is eligible for such…

Keith L.T. WrightHousing Committee

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A2963Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Prohibits the use of funds and property of any public authority or commission to influence the outcome of an election, constitutional amendment or proposition

Prohibits the use of funds and property by any member, officer or employee of any public authority or commission to influence votes or the outcome of an election; does not prohibit the renting of…

Keith L.T. WrightCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A2969Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Authorizes the commissioner of education to require the education department to report on the number and percentage of N.Y. city high school students discharged to GED programs

Authorizes the commissioner of education to require the education department to report on the number and percentage of NYC high school students discharged to GED programs and the number and…

Keith L.T. WrightEducation Committee

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A2959Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Authorizes distinctive license plates to be issued to Hispanic and African-American veterans

Authorizes distinctive license plates to be issued to Hispanic and African-American veterans.

Keith L.T. WrightTransportation Committee

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A2964Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to identity theft; clarifies personal identifying information and what acts constitute the offense of identity theft

Relates to identity theft; clarifies personal identifying information and what acts constitute the offense of identity theft.

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A2966Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing

Provides for the suspension of public assistance to owners of privately owned residential housing in New York city who are in violation of certain housing standards

Provides for the suspension of public assistance to owners of privately owned residential housing in NYC who are in violation of certain New York city department of housing preservation and…

Keith L.T. WrightHousing Committee

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A2960Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the ownership status of transit facilities

Directs, upon conveyance of certain transit facilities, that the New York city transit authority shall be deemed the sole owner of such facilities with respect to all obligations and liabilities…

Keith L.T. WrightCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A2962Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds; defines "billboard".

Keith L.T. WrightEconomic Development Committee

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A2965Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to social services

Extends the period given to certain applicants for public assistance benefits to request a fair hearing

Extends the period given to certain applicants for public assistance benefits to request a fair hearing on a determination of their ability to participate in work activities from ten days to sixty…

Keith L.T. WrightSocial Services Committee

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A2968Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Requires stops and stop signs at the exits of parking garages in N.Y. city

Requires stops and stop signs at the exits of parking garages in cities with a population of one million or more; provides that the failure to erect the signs is not grounds for a cause of action…

Keith L.T. WrightTransportation Committee

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A2958Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Relates to the profession of parent-coordinators in the city of New York

Relates to the position of parent-coordinators in the city of New York; calls upon the state education department to prepare and submit a report for implementation of minimum competency standards…

Keith L.T. WrightHigher Education Committee

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A2925Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Makes an appropriation to the Museum of African American Cinema, Inc. for the purchase of land, the operation of such facility and for an architectural study

Makes an appropriation of $6,250,000 to the Museum of African American Cinema, Inc. for the purchase of land, the operation of such facility and for an architectural study.

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

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A2926Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing

Enacts the Housing New York Program for the twenty-first century

Enacts the Housing New York Program Act for the twenty-first century to assure that funds from public sources for the provision of dwelling accommodations are used to benefit persons of low and…

Keith L.T. WrightHousing Committee

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A2927Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Creates the office of the taxpayer advocate

Creates the office of the taxpayer advocate; directs such office be in the control of the department of taxation and finance; outlines functions and duties of such office; creates mandatory…

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

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A2813Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Establishes a program in the department of health to arrange for the provision of services to the disabled in the most integrated setting

Establishes a program in the department of health to arrange for the provision of services to the disabled in the most integrated setting; calls for coordination with department of education and…

Keith L.T. WrightHealth Committee

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A2607Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to cities

Enacts the community notification and empowerment act which provides criteria for siting state facilities in N.Y. city

Enacts the "community notification and empowerment act"; requires state agencies proposing an opening, expansion or reduction of a state facility in a city with a population of one million or more…

Keith L.T. WrightCities Committee

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A2608Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Prohibits the use of a video mobile telephone within the premises of a health club and the dissemination of images so derived

Prohibits the use of a video mobile telephone within the premises of a health club and the dissemination of images so derived.

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A2287Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Relates to the repayment, in certain circumstances, of grant money awarded under the JOBS Now program and grant money issued by an industrial development agency

Relates to the repayment, in certain circumstances, of grant money awarded under the JOBS Now program and grant money issued by an industrial development agency; if the private company receiving the…

Keith L.T. WrightEconomic Development Committee

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A2190Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Establishes ethical standards for prosecutors

Establishes ethical standards for districts attorneys and their offices; violation thereof shall constitute professional misconduct under the judiciary law.

Keith L.T. WrightGovernmental Operations Committee

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A2192Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Permits jury to consider lesser included offenses when it is unable to agree on a greater offense

Provides that whenever courts submit two or more offenses in the alternative to the jury, and the jury cannot agree on a verdict as to the greatest offense, the court may instruct the jury that it…

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A2194Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Requires that payments of child support be paid into an escrow account until a determination of filiation has been made

Requires that payments of child support be paid into an escrow account until a determination of filiation has been made.

Keith L.T. WrightJudiciary Committee

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A2193Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Relates to requirements for seizure of private property for public use under a plan or urban redevelopment or urban renewal

Implements requirements for seizure of private property for public use under a plan of urban redevelopment or urban renewal in areas of the state which are not blighted including profit sharing and…

Keith L.T. WrightJudiciary Committee

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A2202Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Creates the Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities; repealer

Creates the Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities; adopts the "wait and see" for dealing with future interests; gives a period of time within which an interest can actually vest; provides that…

Keith L.T. WrightJudiciary Committee

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A2195Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Extends the requirements for property condition disclosure statements to sales of condominiums and cooperative apartments

Extends the requirements for property condition disclosure statements to sales of condominiums and cooperative apartments.

Keith L.T. WrightJudiciary Committee

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A2197Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Provides for reporting of bias-related incidents on state university campuses

Provides for reporting of bias-related incidents on state university campuses by university police officers to college and university personnel; defines "bias-related offenses".

Keith L.T. WrightHigher Education Committee

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A2198Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to real property taxation

Prohibits landlords from charging potential tenants application fees greater than the actual cost of a credit check or other related services paid by the landlord

Allows landlords to charge potential tenants application fees no greater than the actual cost of a credit check or related services paid to a third party by the landlord, and in no event shall such…

Keith L.T. WrightReal Property Taxation Committee

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A2199Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Provides for tuberculosis screenings outreach and services in epidemic areas and makes an appropriation therefor

Provides that the department of health shall establish a program, or enhance existing programs, for the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of cases of tuberculosis in areas of the state where…

Keith L.T. WrightHealth Committee

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A2191Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Relates to the disposition of scholarships declined by a student or revoked; provides for the granting of such scholarship to the next most qualified student

Provides that a scholarship for academic excellence that is declined by a student or is revoked for any reason shall be granted to the next most qualified student.

Keith L.T. WrightHigher Education Committee

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A2200Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Requires collateral loan brokers, upon the request of the pawnor, to hold the pledged goods for an additional 3 months after the initial 4 months

Requires collateral loan brokers, upon the request of the pawnor, to hold the pledged goods for an additional 3 months after the initial 4 months they are required to hold such goods.

Keith L.T. WrightEconomic Development Committee

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A2201Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to economic development

Provides civil penalties for violations of article 5 of the labor law concerning meal period and day of rest provisions

Provides civil penalties and the institution of criminal proceedings for violations of labor law concerning hours of work, in particular, meal period and day of rest provisions.

Keith L.T. WrightEconomic Development Committee

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A2188Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to ways and means

Relates to establishing the children's ounce of prevention fund from revenues received through the stock transfer tax

Establishes the children's ounce of prevention fund from revenues received through the stock transfer tax; decreases percentage of tax rebate currently allowed in order to fund programs relating to…

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

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A2187Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Creates crime of tampering with a taximeter

Creates a class E felony crime of tampering with a taximeter when a person, with intent to increase the fare displayed by a taximeter to an amount above the maximum amount permitted by local law,…

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A2250Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Provides that offers to plead guilty or pleas of guilty, later withdrawn are inadmissible in civil trials

Provides that offers to plead guilty or pleas of guilty, later withdrawn are inadmissible in civil trials; evidence of statements made in connection with such pleas or offers is inadmissible.

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

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A1933Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Repeals paragraph d of subdivision six of section 661 of the education law

Relates to provisions of the education law relating to incarcerated students eligibility for general or academic performance awards.

Keith L.T. WrightEducation Committee

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A1935Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to governmental operations

Authorizes N.Y. police commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations directing uniforms of auxiliary police officer differ from those of the regular police force

Authorizes the police commissioner of the city of New York to promulgate rules and regulations directing that the uniforms of auxiliary police officers be designed in a manner to make them distinct…

Keith L.T. WrightGovernmental Operations Committee

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A1936Assembly· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to social services

Limits confidentiality of information given certified collective bargaining representative by public employer of work experience program to participant identity

Limits the confidentiality required of information given a certified collective bargaining representative by a public employer running a work experience program to participant identifying information.

Keith L.T. WrightSocial Services Committee

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