Sponsored bills

Defines probable aggregate annual income for the tenant's eligibility under guidelines set for housing authority

Defines "probable aggregate annual income" for purposes of determining eligibility for limited profit and limited dividend housing companies, as the annual net income after federal, state and…

Jeffrey DinowitzHousing Committee

Requires certain pedestrian crosswalks and ramps to be clearly marked and painted in N.Y. city

Requires certain pedestrian crosswalks and ramps, those not located at street intersections, to be clearly marked and painted in any city with a population of one million or more.

Jeffrey DinowitzCities Committee

Requires environmental impact statements to consider cumulative effects of an action

Requires environmental impact statements to consider cumulative effects of an action for projects in communities already experiencing the impact by polluting facilities; defines "cumulative…

Jeffrey DinowitzEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to prohibiting tinted windows in sport utility vehicles

Relates to prohibiting tinted windows in sport utility vehicles.

Jeffrey DinowitzTransportation Committee

Relates to prohibiting parking of certain vehicles on corners of public roadways

Prohibits parking of vehicles of 60 inches or more in height from parking within twenty feet of roadway corners.

Jeffrey DinowitzTransportation Committee

Prohibits the sale of products bearing the name of any schedule I, II, III, IV or V controlled substance that is unlawful to possess or sell

Prohibits the sale of products bearing the name of any schedule I, II, III, IV or V controlled substance, as defined under section 3306 of the public health law, that is unlawful to possess or sell.

Jeffrey DinowitzConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Governs election of board by residents of cooperatives and condominiums

Requires that the board of directors or board of managers of a converted cooperative or condominium, as the case may be, must be comprised of a majority of members elected by shareholders or owners…

Jeffrey DinowitzHousing Committee

Relates to reimbursement for costs incurred by emergency services as a result of driving while intoxicated

Requires persons convicted of DWI-related offenses to reimburse EMS costs associated with their crime.

Jeffrey DinowitzTransportation Committee

Creates a subpart of the housing part to handle cases involving condominiums and cooperative buildings

Creates a special subpart of the housing part within the NYC civil court to handle cases involving condominiums and cooperative buildings.

Jeffrey DinowitzHousing Committee

Relates to voting rights in cooperative apartments

Provides that the sponsor of a cooperative apartment building or condominium units may not continue to sit on the board or to vote after the transfer to the cooperative corporation or condominium…

Jeffrey DinowitzHousing Committee

Includes in definition of income all sources after deduction of all medical and prescription drugs not reimbursed or paid by insurance

Excludes expenditures for medical care not covered by insurance from the definition of "income" for the purpose of a real property tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property…

Jeffrey DinowitzAging Committee

Restricts insurers from demanding intrusive personal, financial and tax information from insureds as a standard practice in ordinary theft claims

Restricts insurers from demanding intrusive personal, financial and tax information from insureds as a standard practice in processing ordinary theft claims where no special circumstances warranting…

Jeffrey DinowitzInsurance Committee

Changes community service to be compensatory service in certain sentencing alternative programs

Changes community service to be compensatory service in certain sentencing alternative programs to distinguish such service from the service provided by volunteers.

Jeffrey DinowitzCodes Committee

Classifies certain multiple entities as a single entity for contribution purposes and requires disclosure of the interests of the components or contributors thereof

Relates to campaign contribution limits on corporations; provides that all controlled corporations (subsidiaries) as defined by the IRS code shall be considered one corporation for the purposes of…

Jeffrey DinowitzElection Law Committee

Requires providers of health care policies to provide coverage for colorectal cancer early detection

Requires providers of health care policies to provide coverage for colorectal cancer early detection for persons fifty years of age or older; requires the superintendent of insurance to provide…

Jeffrey DinowitzInsurance Committee

Relates to standards for the sale of annuity contracts to seniors

Provides specific standards for the sale of annuity contracts to seniors; prohibits use of certain designations or title; requires continuing education on appropriate sale of annuities.

Jeffrey DinowitzInsurance Committee

Protects non-purchasing senior citizens threatened by eviction pursuant to a cooperative/condominium conversion plan

Provides that a person sixty-two years of age or older, who is a tenant of a dwelling unit located in a building which is located in the city of New York, and who is threatened with eviction because…

Jeffrey DinowitzHousing Committee

Relates to entitlement to first party benefits

Establishes an insurer may not exclude basic economic loss from certain coverages; establishes where a covered person is guilty of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs…

Jeffrey DinowitzInsurance Committee

Provides a tax credit for the purchase of technology to remotely monitor persons with Alzheimer's disease and/or dementia

Provides a tax credit for the purchase of technology to remotely monitor persons with Alzheimer's disease and/or dementia.

Jeffrey DinowitzWays And Means Committee

Prohibits the use of a mobile telephone while operating a bicycle; repealer

Prohibits the use of a mobile telephone while operating a bicycle upon a public highway, bicycle lane or roadway; provides an exception for emergency calls and hands-free mobile telephones; further…

Jeffrey DinowitzTransportation Committee

Requires persistent alcohol offenders to use distinctive registration plates for such offenders issued by the commissioner of motor vehicles

Requires persons who have been convicted of an alcohol offense under the vehicle and traffic law on 3 or more occasions in a 5 year period of time, or on 5 or more occasions in a 10 year period of…

Jeffrey DinowitzTransportation Committee

Relates to enacting the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote

Enacts the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote; creates a compact between the states and the District of Columbia; defines terms.

Jeffrey DinowitzElection Law Committee

Relates to requiring renewal notices for applications under the SCRIE program

Requires the appropriate rent control agency or administrative agency to send a notice of required renewal to each head of household currently receiving an exemption under the SCRIE program 30 days…

Jeffrey DinowitzAging Committee

Requires state campgrounds to provide a reduced fee for campsites to persons 65 or over

Provides that the office of parks, recreation & historic preservation or any other agency setting fees for the use of overnight camping facilities shall set such rate at five dollars for residents…

Jeffrey DinowitzAging Committee

Authorizes reimbursement for testing for familial dysautonomia, Canavan's disease and Tay-Sachs

Provides that every policy which provides coverage for hospital, surgical or medical care or provides reimbursement for laboratory tests or diagnostic X-rays shall provide coverage for testing of…

Jeffrey DinowitzInsurance Committee

Relates to establishing the NYS prescription medication cost containment program

Relates to establishing the NYS prescription medication cost containment program.

Jeffrey DinowitzAging Committee

Grants a director of a municipality the power to enforce the redemption of beverage containers at redemption centers

Grants a director of a municipality the power to enforce the redemption of beverage containers at redemption centers; grants the same powers as environmental conservation officers pursuant to the…

Jeffrey DinowitzEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Enacts the New York state senior housing opportunities partnership act and establishes a state senior housing opportunities partnership authority

Enacts the New York State Senior Housing Opportunities Partnership Act and establishes the New York state senior housing opportunities partnership authority; such authority will finance or…

Jeffrey DinowitzAging Committee

Provides that a lien filed by the crime victim's board shall have no negative impact on the victim's consumer credit rating or application for credit

Provides that a lien filed by the crime victim's board shall have no negative impact on the victim's consumer credit rating or application for credit.

Jeffrey DinowitzGovernmental Operations Committee

Relates to continuing care retirement communities

Relates to requirements for continuing care retirement communities.

Jeffrey DinowitzSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires the state office for the aging to review programs addressing the needs of the aging veteran population

Requires the state office for the aging to review programs addressing the needs of the aging veteran population.

Jeffrey DinowitzSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the destruction of seized and forfeited cigarettes and tobacco products

Relates to the destruction of seized and forfeited cigarettes and tobacco products.

Jeffrey DinowitzOn the Assembly floor

Directs the office for the prevention of domestic violence to develop senior center based domestic violence prevention programs

Directs the office for the prevention of domestic violence to develop and promote senior center based domestic violence prevention programs.

Jeffrey DinowitzOn the Assembly floor

Mourning the death of Dr. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, distinguished citizen and devoted member of her community

Jeffrey DinowitzAdopted

Adopted

Relates to matching funds for grants under the naturally occurring retirement community supportive service program

Permits support from contiguous areas to provide required matching funds for grants under the naturally occurring retirement community supportive service program.

Jeffrey DinowitzOn the Assembly floor

Memorializing the Governor to proclaim November 2011, as Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month/November 15, 2011, as Memory Screening Day in the State of NY

Jeffrey DinowitzAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing the Governor to proclaim May 2011 as Older Americans Month in the State of New York

Jeffrey DinowitzAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Diane Adele Pomeroy upon the occasion of receiving the 2011 Outstanding Contribution by a Senior Citizen Award

Jeffrey DinowitzAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim Monday, February 28, 2011, as Rare Disease Day in the State of New York

Jeffrey DinowitzAdopted

Adopted