Sponsored bills

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to develop training materials for screening for alcoholism and chemical dependency

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to develop training materials for health care providers and qualified health professionals, recognized by the office to enable the…

Jeffrey D. KleinFinance Committee

Authorizes health insurance reimbursement for certified registered nurse anesthetists providing anesthesia services

Authorizes health insurance reimbursement for certified registered nurse anesthetists providing anesthesia services.

Mark GrisantiFinance Committee

Establishes the crime of unlawful dissemination of a security body scan

Establishes the crime of unlawful dissemination of a security body scan.

Greg BallCodes Committee

Requires drug tests for potential employees of the office of mental health and the office for people with developmental disabilities

Requires drug tests for potential employees of the office of mental health and the office for people with developmental disabilities.

Roy J. McDonaldMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

Establishes the solar feed-in tariff pilot program

Establishes the solar feed-in tariff pilot program; defines terms; directs the Long Island Power Authority to pay all costs associated with the interconnection of solar energy generation facilities;…

Kenneth P. LaValleEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Includes the federal government within the definition of "public body" for purposes of conservation easements

Includes the federal government within the definition of "public body" for purposes of conservation easements.

Roy J. McDonaldEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to referrals of patients for health related items or services

Relates to referrals of patients for health related items or services.

Kemp HannonOn the Senate floor

Creates the chemical dependence treatment bill of rights to be posted in a conspicuous place in all treatment facilities

Creates the chemical dependence treatment bill of rights to be posted in a conspicuous place in all treatment facilities.

Shirley L. HuntleyFinance Committee

Requires certain nursery school operators to file with the office of children and family services and to fingerprint applicants for purpose of conducting searches

Requires nursery school operators providing service to more than three preschool children of 5 years of age or less for three hours or less per day per child for 3 or more days per week to file with…

Carl L. MarcellinoFinance Committee

Establishes the New York dream act, providing certain benefits to undocumented immigrants that satisfy certain criteria

Establishes the New York dream act, providing certain people with access to state-, city-, town-, and/or village-funded financial aid programs.

Guillermo LinaresGovernmental Operations Committee

Authorizes on-site inspections of housing in violation of zoning laws for purposes of enforcing illegal housing laws and regulations

Authorizes on-site inspections of housing in violation of zoning laws for purposes of enforcing housing laws and regulations.

Jack M. MartinsLocal Governments Committee

Increases the penalty for robbery of property from a bank; makes the crime a class C felony

Increases the penalty for robbery of property from a bank; makes the crime a class C felony.

Joseph A. GriffoBanks Committee

Prohibits the purchase of certain items as scrap

Prohibits the sale or purchase of certain items as scrap; street signs, funeral markers, government entity, utility, cemetery or railroad items; preempts local laws.

Mark GrisantiEconomic Development Committee

Increases penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting

Increases penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting.

Martin J. GoldenTransportation Committee

Requires anyone convicted of a watercraft-related alcohol-related offense to complete a boating safety course

Requires anyone convicted of a watercraft-related alcohol-related offense to complete a boating safety course.

John A. DeFranciscoPassed Senate

Waives state's sovereign immunity to liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and certain other federal acts

Waives the state's sovereign immunity to liability for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination Act, and the Family and Medical…

Barbara LiftonCodes Committee

Provides for the training, examination and certification of dog control officers

Provides for the training, examination and certification of dog control officers.

Mark GrisantiAgriculture Committee

Enacts the "bridge and road investment and dedicated fund guaranteed enforcement (BRIDGE) reform act"

Enacts the "bridge and road investment and dedicated fund guaranteed enforcement (BRIDGE) reform act".

Tom LibousTransportation Committee

Establishes metropolitan transportation authority disabled riders' council

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

Micah KellnerTransportation CommitteeTransportation

Relates to mandate relief for school districts and other educational entities; repealer

Relates to mandate relief for school districts and other educational entities.

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Prohibits disclosure of immigration status for victims of domestic violence; adds enhanced penalties for coercive threats to expose immigration status of victims

Prohibits disclosure of immigration status for victims of domestic violence; adds enhanced penalties for coercive threats to expose immigration status of victims and witnesses of domestic violence.

Grace MengCodes Committee

Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; repealer

Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; repealer.

Joseph E. RobachSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to extending the provisions of chapter 122 of 2000

Relates to extending the provisions of chapter 122 of 2000, from August 1, 2012 to August 1, 2015.

Mark GrisantiSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Adds the Buffalo River to the definition of inland waterways

Adds the Buffalo River to the definition of inland waterways.

Sean RyanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Extends the provisions of chapter 447 of the laws of 2009

Extends provisions relating to a health insurance demonstration program for independent workers from 2013 to 2014.

Sheldon SilverSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Amends chapter 672 of the laws of 1993 to include the Ethelbert B. Crawford public library district

Relates to the construction and financing of facilities for certain public libraries, in relation to including the Ethelbert B.

John J. BonacicSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the base proportion in approved assessing units in Nassau county

Relates to the base proportion in approved assessing units in Nassau county.

Harvey WeisenbergSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Extends, until December 31, 2013, the authorization of residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds

Extends, from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2013, the expiration of the authorization granted to residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove…

Andrew J. LanzaSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Amends chapter 192 of the laws of 2011, relating to authorizing certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state

Relates to authorizing certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with an event sanctioned by New York Road Runners, in…

Bill PerkinsSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides for establishment of the New York Health plan and makes an appropriation to the temporary commission on implementation of the plan

Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents: provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and…

Thomas K. DuaneFinance Committee

Makes possession and sale of embalming fluid a misdemeanor

Makes possession and sale of embalming fluid a misdemeanor.

William MagnarelliSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Grants a state personal income tax deduction for retirement plan distributions used to purchase long-term care insurance

Grants a state personal income tax deduction for retirement plan distributions used to purchase long-term care insurance; exempts distributions from individual retirement accounts and individual…

George D. MaziarzInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to increasing the combined household income limit for eligibility for a senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE)

Relates to increasing the combined household income limit for eligibility for a senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE) where the head of household has a resident spouse.

Martin J. GoldenAging Committee

Extends until July 1, 2015, the expiration of the authorization to the New York Zoological Society to offer a free one day admission to the zoological park

Extends from July 1, 2012 until July 1, 2015, the expiration of the authorization to the New York Zoological Society to offer a free one day admission to the zoological park.

Jose RiveraOn the Assembly floor

Provides for the admissibility of recordings and logs of inmate calls made by the department of correction of the city of New York, as business records

Provides for the admissibility of recordings and logs of inmate calls made by the department of correction of the city of New York, as business records.

Andrew J. LanzaJudiciary Committee

Enacts the "Comptroller Campaign Finance Reform Act" to provide for public financing for campaigns for the office of state comptroller

Enacts the "Comptroller Campaign Finance Reform Act" to provide for public financing for campaigns for the office of the state comptroller; authorizes the imposition of an additional surcharge on…

Sheldon SilverOn the Assembly floor

Reduces the marginal personal income tax for taxable years beginning after 2005 to 6.5%; repealer

Reduces the marginal personal income tax for taxable years beginning after 2005 to 6.5%.

Robin SchimmingerWays And Means Committee

Requires inclusion and explanation of additional annual data in assessing record of performance of banking institutions in meeting community credit needs

Requires inclusion and explanation of additional annual data in assessing record of performance of banking institutions in meeting community credit needs; additional data to include but not be…

Hakeem JeffriesOn the Assembly floor

Directs telecommunication and cable corporations to provide call center service assistance from centers located within the state

Directs telecommunications and cable corporations to provide call center service assistance from centers located within the state and such corporations' service areas; includes a list of what…

Kevin CahillOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes use of closed-circuit television for the testimony of domestic violence victim witnesses in a criminal proceeding

Authorizes use of closed-circuit television for the testimony of domestic violence victim witnesses in a criminal proceeding subject to the same restrictions as are applicable to child witnesses.

Sandy GalefCodes Committee

Commemorating the 201st Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Paraguay

Francisco MoyaAdopted

Adopted

Relates to prevailing wages for service workers

Relates to prevailing wages for service workers; amends certain definitions, payroll filing requirements and penalties for violations thereof.

Diane J. SavinoLabor Committee

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 16, 2012, as Haitian Unity Day in the State of New York

Ellen C. JaffeeAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the observance of the 2nd Annual Thurgood Marshall Day on May 17, 2012

Ellen C. JaffeeAdopted

Adopted

Enacts the "protection of people with special needs act"

Enacts the "protection of people with special needs act; enacts various provisions for the protection of persons in state operated and licensed facilities from abuse, neglect and mistreatment;…

Roy J. McDonaldMental Health Committee

Relates to the organization of university faculty practice corporations and physical therapy programs

Relates to the organization of university faculty practice corporations and physical therapy programs.

Michael H. RanzenhoferOn the Senate floor

Relates to the territorial definition of a commercial claim

Relates to the territorial definition of a commercial claim.

John J. BonacicJudiciary Committee

Provides a tax credit for the purchase and installation of a security system

Provides a one time tax credit in the amount of $500 for the purchase and installation of a security system.

Michael DenDekkerWays And Means Committee