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Authorizes the town of Inlet to offer a 20 year retirement plan to police officer John Harrington

Authorizes the town of Inlet to offer a 20 year retirement plan to police officer John Harrington.

Betty LittleOn the Senate floor

Removes sunset provisions of chapter 557 of the laws of 2001 relating to pre-need funeral services

Removes the sunset provisions of chapter 557 of the laws of 2001 relating to pre-need funeral services.

Jeffrey DinowitzOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the annual reports required to be filed by gas and electric corporations

Relates to the annual reports required to be filed by gas and electric corporations.

James F. BrennanEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Authorizes a public information and education program for soil and water conservation districts and relates to the spread of invasive disease

Authorizes a public information and education program for soil and water conservation districts and relates to the spread of invasive disease.

Catharine YoungEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Creates the "New York state civil war 150th anniversary commemoration commission"

Creates the "New York state civil war 150th anniversary commemoration commission" to plan and execute an organized series of reenactment tourism events.

John McEnenyVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs CommitteeLocal Government

Authorizes the forest ranger force to establish a training program for volunteer search and rescue personnel to assist the forest rangers

Authorizes the forest ranger force to establish a training program for volunteer search and rescue personnel to assist the forest rangers in wild, remote and forested areas of the state.

Betty LittleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Elevates the severity of criminal trespass and burglary offenses committed upon the premises of a pharmacy

Elevates the severity of criminal trespass and burglary offenses committed upon the premises of a pharmacy.

Robert J. RodriguezCodes Committee

Relates to requiring ballot rotation

Relates to requiring ballot rotation.

Vito LopezElection Law Committee

Prohibits members of the legislature from obtaining funding to provide to any business entities in which such members hold official or legal positions

Prohibits members of the legislature from obtaining funding through state grants or member items and subsequently providing such funding to any business entities or not-for-profit entities in which…

Sandy GalefGovernmental Operations Committee

Prohibits the passage of bills by the legislature between the hours of midnight and eight o'clock a.m. unless 2/3 of the legislature is present

Prohibits the passage of bills by the legislature between the hours of midnight and eight o'clock a.m. unless 2/3 of the legislature is present.

James TediscoGovernmental Operations Committee

Provides voting materials and translators in French and Creole in the city of New York

Provides voting materials in French and Creole; requires translators in French and Creole in the city of New York at polling places in subdivisions where more than five percent of the citizens of…

N. Nick PerryElection Law Committee

Authorizes counties and certain cities to determine the classes of persons eligible to vote in local elections

Authorizes cities with populations of more than one million persons and counties to enact a resolution, ordinance or regulation or adopt a local law, without referendum authorizing counties and…

N. Nick PerryElection Law Committee

Relates to community benefits agreements

Relates to community benefits agreements; places the benefit at the discretion of the applicant.

Charles LavineLocal Governments Committee

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 15-21, 2012, as Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week in the State of New York

William MagnarelliAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2012 as Minority Health Month in the State of New York

Annette RobinsonAdopted

Adopted

Directs the division of housing and community renewal to take parcels of land through the eminent domain procedure

Directs the division of housing and community renewal to take parcels of land through the eminent domain procedure.

Vito LopezCodes Committee

Congratulating the East High School Varsity Girls Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the New York State Class A Championship

Joseph E. RobachAdopted

Adopted

Provides relief on statewide central register clearance fees for tax exempt organizations

Provides relief on statewide central registrar clearance fees for tax exempt organizations and that the fee of twenty-five dollars shall not apply to tax-exempt not-for-profit child care providers…

Patrick M. GallivanFinance Committee

Exempts contractors employed by a municipality from payment of asbestos project notification fees for demolitions

Exempts contractors employed by a municipality from payment of asbestos project notification fees for demolitions.

Mark GrisantiFinance Committee

Authorizes the director of the division of the lottery to sell advertising space on lottery tickets

Authorizes the director of the division of lottery to sell advertising space on lottery tickets.

Diane J. SavinoFinance Committee

Relates to requirements of a witness to a designating petition or independent nominating petition

Relates to requirements of a witness to a designating petition or independent nominating petition.

Thomas AbinantiElections Committee

Relates to nominating and designating petitions and certificates

Provides that a candidate who files a certificate of acceptance for an office for which there have been filed certificates or petitions designating more than one candidate for the nomination of any…

Patrick M. GallivanElection Law Committee

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to contract with a certified public accounting firm for the conducting of an independent forensic audit

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to contract with a certified public accounting firm for the conducting of an independent forensic audit of such authority.

Andrew J. LanzaFinance Committee

Authorizes industrial development agencies to provide assistance to agricultural producers for products grown, harvested or produced within the state

Authorizes industrial development agencies to provide technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers for products grown, harvested or produced within the state.

William J. Larkin Jr.Local Governments Committee

Relates to violations by unlicensed transmitters of money

Relates to increasing penalties for violations by unlicensed transmitters of money.

Hugh T. FarleyBanks Committee

Authorizes contractors or subcontractors to postpone commencing work until proposed changes exceeding 10% of the original contract are approved by the public owner

Authorizes contractors or subcontractors to postpone commencing work until proposed changes exceeding 10% of the original contract have been approved by the public owner.

Jeffrey D. KleinGovernmental Operations Committee

Requires the transfer of certain lands to the Oak Brush Plain State Preserve by December 1, 2012

Relates to the acquisition of lands previously comprising Pilgrim State Hospital by the Oak Brush Plain State Preserve, located on Long Island.

Owen H. JohnsonTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

Prohibits police officers from using racial and ethnic profiling

Prohibits police officers from using racial and ethnic profiling; requires that a procedure be established for the taking and review of complaints against police officers for racial and ethnic…

Keith L.T. WrightFinance Committee

Establishes protocols for combative sports; authorizes mixed martial arts events in this state

Establishes protocols for combative sports; authorizes mixed martial arts events in this state; establishes procedures for applications for licenses; establishes penalties for violations; imposes…

Joseph A. GriffoTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

Relates to penalties for failure to provide DNA sample and failure to register or verify as a sex offender

Relates to penalties for failure to provide DNA sample and failure to register or verify as a sex offender.

Stephen M. SalandCodes Committee

Relates to the distribution of certain mandatory surcharges imposed for alcohol-related traffic convictions

Relates to the distribution of certain mandatory surcharges imposed for alcohol-related traffic convictions.

Martin Malavé DilanFinance Committee

Requires contractors in certain large cities to recycle 50% of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites

Requires contractors in cities having a population of one million or more to recycle 50% of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites.

William ColtonCodes Committee

Includes the theft of dogs and cats within the crime of grand larceny in the fourth degree (a class E felony) in certain cases

Includes the theft of a pet within the crime of grand larceny in the fourth degree in certain instances; defines "pet" as a licensed dog or cat harbored by the owner or lawful custodian of such dog…

Carl L. MarcellinoCodes Committee

Authorizes the commissioner of correctional services to develop programs in correctional facilities to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases

Authorizes the commissioner of correctional services, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to develop and implement programs in every correctional facility to prevent the spread of…

Richard GottfriedWays And Means Committee

Provides criteria for the appointment of the superintendent of state police

Provides criteria for the appointment of the superintendent of state police by the governor, upon the advice and consent of the Senate, for a fixed term of three years.

Michael F. NozzolioGovernmental Operations Committee

Enacts "Jilly's law"; adds criteria for determining whether to issue an order of recognizance or bail

Enacts "Jilly's law"; adds criteria for determining whether to issue an order of recognizance or bail; grants court discretion to order a defendant on bail to submit to the use of an electronic…

George D. MaziarzCodes Committee

Establishes policy of equal pay for both sexes and equivalent value of work and directs the taking of corrective action

Seeks to comply with the federal equal pay act of 1963 by implementing a state policy of compensating employees in state service equally for work of comparable value by eliminating wage inequality…

Velmanette MontgomeryCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Commemorating the 20th Annual National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 29, 2012

James ConteAdopted

Adopted

Recognizing Saturday, May 5, 2012, as I Love My Park Day in the State of New York

Margaret MarkeyAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society

James TediscoAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim the week of April 16-20, 2012, as Entrepreneur Week in the State of New York

Nelson CastroAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 17, 2012, as Equal Pay Day in the State of New York

Ellen C. JaffeeAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2012, as Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Month in the State of New York

James ConteAdopted

Adopted

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

Harvey WeisenbergAdopted

Adopted

Directs the president of the civil service commission to study and publish a report evaluating wage disparities among public employers

Directs the president of the civil service commission to study and publish a report evaluating public employers wage disparities related to the job titles segregated by the gender, race and/or…

Barbara LiftonCivil Service And Pensions CommitteeFinance

Memorializing Congress to propose an amendment to the US Constitution to provide that corporations are not entitled to the entirety of protections or rights of natural persons

James F. BrennanElection Law Committee

Includes possession of four or more stolen bicycles in the crime of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree

Includes possession of four or more stolen bicycles in the crime of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree.

Shirley L. HuntleyCodes Committee

Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to establish workers' compensation reserve funds

Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to establish workers' compensation reserve funds.

Catharine YoungLocal Governments Committee