Sponsored bills

Permits Onondaga county to collaborate with other counties with respect to operating and maintaining a foreign trade zone

Permits Onondaga county to collaborate with other counties with respect to operating and maintaining a foreign trade zone.

William MagnarelliSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to licensing of establishments where animals or fowls are slaughtered; extender

Relates to licensing of establishments where animals or fowls are slaughtered; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

Barbara ClarkSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorizes the appointment of supervising staff in the city school district of the city of Syracuse by the superintendent of such district

Authorizes the appointment of supervising staff in the city school district of the city of Syracuse by the superintendent of such district.

John A. DeFranciscoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Congratulating the Riverhead Girls Varsity Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the Suffolk County, Section XI and Long Island Championships

Daniel P. LosquadroAdopted

Adopted

Establishes policy of equal pay for comparable work regardless of sex, race or national origin and requires corrective action therefor

Implements compliance with the federal Equal Pay Act of 1963 by establishing a state policy of compensating employees in state civil service equally for work of comparable value by eliminating wage…

Greg BallCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Relates to the tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic properties

Relates to the tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic properties; makes technical corrections to section.

Amy PaulinWays And Means Committee

Establishes a tax table benefit recapture for joint returns over $250,000, individual returns over $150,000 and head of household over $180,000

Establishes a tax table benefit recapture for joint returns over $250,000, individual returns over $150,000 and head of household returns over $180,000; makes changes to the New York city personal…

Robert J. RodriguezWays And Means Committee

Directs the Queens county board of elections to provide language assistance in Bengali, Punjabi and Hindi

Directs the Queens county board of elections to provide language assistance in Bengali, Punjabi and Hindi.

David WeprinElection Law Committee

Requires the certification or training of teachers, administrators and instructors in the area of dyslexia and related disorders

Requires the certification or training of teachers, administrators and instructors in the area of dyslexia and related disorders.

James F. BrennanHigher Education Committee

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2012, as Aviation Appreciation Month in the State of New York

Donna LupardoAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 22-28, 2012, as The Week of the Young Child in the State of New York

Aileen GuntherAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 22-28, 2012, as Crime Victims' Rights Week in the State of New York

Donna LupardoAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 26, 2012, as West Point Day in the State of New York

Nancy CalhounAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 1, 2012, as Silver Star Banner Day in the State of New York

Daniel BurlingAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating IBC Engineering, P.C., upon the occasion of receiving the Gold Award for Excellence in the Category of Building/Technology Systems

Patrick M. GallivanAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2012 as Lupus Awareness Month in the State of New York

Joseph A. GriffoAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 26, 2012, as West Point Day in the State of New York

William J. Larkin Jr.Adopted

Adopted

Commemorating the First Anniversary of the Purple Heart Forever Stamp on May 5, 2012

William J. Larkin Jr.Adopted

Adopted

Memorializing the Governor to proclaim May 8, 2012 as Police Memorial Day in the State of New York

Stephen M. SalandAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating John Bezubek upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout

Kenneth P. LaValleAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 8, 2012, as Senior Citizens Awareness Day in the State of New York

David J. ValeskyAdopted

Adopted

Honoring City of Watertown Police Officer Joshua P. Moran upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the American Legion Law and Order Award

Patty RitchieAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 55th Anniversary of Corning Community College on April 27, 2012

Thomas F. O'MaraAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Town of Crawford Police Chief Daniel P. McCann upon the occasion of his retirement after many years of dedicated service

John J. BonacicAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating the Riverhead Girls Varsity Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the Suffolk County, Section XI and Long Island Championships

Kenneth P. LaValleAdopted

Adopted

Authorizes the town of Ramapo, county of Rockland to discontinue the use of certain lands as parklands

Authorizes the town of Ramapo, county of Rockland to discontinue the use of certain lands as parklands.

Ann RabbittLocal Governments Committee

Provides for state advisory appraisal services to villages

Provides for state advisory appraisal services to villages.

Sandy GalefOn the Assembly floor

Enacts the "New York State Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act"; redefines the definition of "employee"

Enacts the "New York State Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act"; redefines the definition of "employee".

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

Relates to the public safety communications surcharge; repealer

Relates to the public safety communications surcharge and amends the distributions of monies collected pursuant to such surcharge and provides for the repeal of certain provisions relating thereto.

William ScarboroughWays And Means Committee

Provides an exemption from participation in work activities for certain applicants or recipients of public assistance

Provides an exemption from participation in work activities for an applicant or recipient of public assistance who is a parent or relative of a child who is personally providing care for such child…

Michele TitusWays And Means Committee

Provides zero and low interest loans or loan interest rate reduction for energy improvement projects to stimulate the growth and development of small businesses

Provides zero and low interest loans or loan interest rate reduction for energy improvement projects to stimulate the growth and development of small businesses and jobs.

William ScarboroughWays And Means Committee

Increases the penalties for bias related and gang related graffiti, and graffiti upon religious property

Increases the penalties for bias related and gang related graffiti, and graffiti upon religious property.

Michael BenedettoConsumer Affairs And Protection CommitteePublic Safety & Consumer Affairs

Authorizes the county of Suffolk to operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices at up to 100 intersections

Increases from 50 to 100, the number of intersections at which the county of Suffolk is authorized to install and operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices.

Owen H. JohnsonStricken

Prohibits day care centers from using or having for use toxic toys; defines toxic toys

Prohibits every child day care, child day care provider, child day care center, group family day care home, school age child care or family day care home from using or having for use unsafe…

Aravella SimotasCodes Committee

Authorizes veteran's and disabled veteran's credits to be added to an individual's civil service examination after the establishment of an eligible list

Authorizes veteran's and disabled veteran's credits to be added to an individual's civil service examination after the establishment of the appropriate eligible list.

William J. Larkin Jr.Governmental Employees Committee

Requires the placement of one recycling receptacle for drink containers for every four waste receptacles on state owned property

Requires the placement of one recycling receptacle for drink containers for every four waste receptacles on state owned property.

Mark GrisantiFinance Committee

Enacts the "children's weapon accident prevention act"

Enacts the "children's weapon accident prevention act"; creates crimes of failure to store a weapon safely in the first and second degrees, aggravated failure to store a weapon, and criminally…

Harvey WeisenbergOn the Assembly floor

Relates to veterans with disabilities

Authorizes veterans with disabilities who were classified as veterans and used such classification in his or her original appointment or promotion and were later classified as a veteran with…

Fred ThielePassed Senate

Relates to the creation of an animal cruelty and animal fighting data base

Relates to the creation of an animal cruelty and animal fighting database; researches purposes; makes such database available to all law enforcement entities, district attorneys, duly incorporated…

Linda RosenthalCodes Committee

Allows certain disabled persons to fish without a license

Allows persons having a medically determinable impairment of sufficient severity and duration to qualify for benefits under the federal social security act to take fish as if he or she held a…

Jeffrey D. KleinFinance Committee

Increases the penalty for multiple convictions of torturing or failing to provide sustenance to a companion animal

Increases the penalty for multiple convictions of torturing, killing or failing to provide sustenance to an animal to a class E felony, if convicted within five years from the date of a prior…

Amy PaulinCodes Committee

Honoring Judith L. Warner upon the occasion of her retirement after 20 years of distinguished service as Schoharie County Emergency Management director

Peter LopezAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 55th Anniversary of Corning Community College on April 27, 2012

Philip PalmesanoAdopted

Adopted

Celebrating the life of Auburn, New York architect Wallace P. Beardsley, Jr.

Gary FinchAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Patchogue Union Hook and Ladder Company

Dean MurrayAdopted

Adopted

Prohibits individuals under the age of twenty-one from gambling

Prohibits individuals under the age of twenty-one from gambling.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

Adds the Buffalo River to the definition of inland waterways

Adds the Buffalo River to the definition of inland waterways.

Mark GrisantiOn the Senate floor

Calling upon the Department of Homeland Security to create a Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program

Helene WeinsteinAdopted

Adopted