Sponsored bills

Relates to a health insurance demonstration program for early retirees

Relates to a health insurance demonstration program for early retirees.

Joseph MorelleOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the electronic service of orders

Relates to the electronic service of orders.

Patty RitchieCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to the consolidation of the bank and insurance departments; repealer

Relates to the consolidation of the bank and insurance departments.

James L. SewardOn the Senate floor

Relates to risk based capital for property/casualty insurers and reports filed by the superintendent of financial services; repealer

Relates to risk based capital for property/casualty insurers and reports filed by the superintendent of financial services.

James L. SewardOn the Senate floor

Shortens the time frame within which a meeting may be called to vote on consolidation of school districts after qualified voters have not voted in favor of consolidation

Shortens the time frame within which a meeting may be called to vote on consolidation of school districts after qualified voters have not voted in favor of consolidation.

Joseph A. GriffoEducation Committee

Authorizes police officers to arrest a driver of a motor vehicle in certain circumstances

Authorizes police officers to arrest a driver of a motor vehicle in certain circumstances.

Brian KavanaghTransportation Committee

Provides that school aid shall not be reduced if a school is closed due to extraordinary circumstances, emergency or disaster

Provides that school aid shall not be reduced if a school is closed due to extraordinary circumstances, emergency or disaster and such days cannot be made up prior to scheduled regents exams.

James L. SewardOn the Senate floor

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats.

Lee M. ZeldinAgriculture CommitteeEconomy

Relates to validating actions taken by the Smithtown Central School District regarding capital improvements eligible for state aid

Relates to actions taken by the Smithtown Central School District regarding capital improvements eligible for state aid.

John J. FlanaganStricken

Expands the persons responsible for reporting cases of suspected child abuse

Expands the persons responsible for reporting cases of suspected child abuse.

Amy PaulinChildren And Families Committee

Exempts libraries from the imposition of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax

Exempts libraries from the imposition of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.

Jack M. MartinsWays And Means Committee

Relates to forensic DNA testing and to requests for certain DNA test comparisons

Establishes the minimum period of time that forensic samples should be retained by investigating authorities; creates the state commission for the integrity of the criminal justice system, as an…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Relates to the inclusion of the office for the aging in the disaster preparedness commission

Relates to the inclusion of the office for the aging in the disaster preparedness commission.

Jeffrey DinowitzInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Exempts receipts from the services provided by a farrier in shoeing a horse

Exempts receipts from the services provided by a farrier in shoeing a horse including reasonable fees for travel and shoeing a horse in a remote location on a farm.

Michael H. RanzenhoferWays And Means Committee

Relates to appointing unpaid consumer representatives as non-voting members of the state cemetery board advisory council

Relates to appointing unpaid consumer representatives as non-voting members of the the cemetery board advisory council.

Harvey WeisenbergCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Provides grants and low interest loans to dairy farms who make energy efficient improvements

Creates the dairy farm improved energy efficiency program; provides grants and low interest loans to dairy farms who make energy efficient improvements.

George D. MaziarzEconomic Development Committee

Makes provisions with respect to student awards, loans and tuition assistance programs

Requires the higher education services corporation to make a determination of financial eligibility of a student for financial aid, awards and loans within 60 days from the day of the receipt of the…

J. Gary PretlowHigher Education Committee

Regulates the practice of naturopathic medicine

Regulates the practice of naturopathy; establishes a state board for naturopathy; establishes requirements to receive a limited permit in naturopathy; establishes mandatory continuing competency for…

N. Nick PerryHigher Education Committee

Relates to siting requirements for the New York city school construction authority's leasing program

Relates to siting requirements for the New York city school construction authority's leasing program.

Catherine NolanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Allows livestock owners to directly purchase killed rabies vaccine for the purpose of vaccinating livestock owned by such livestock owner

Allows livestock owners to purchase and possess rabies vaccine and to vaccinate their livestock against rabies during emergency rabies outbreak situations as determined by the commissioner of…

John McEnenyAgriculture Committee

Prohibits the selling, offering for sale or distribution of any electrical or extension cords with fraudulent seals for the Underwriters' Laboratory

Prohibits the selling, offering for sale or distribution of any electrical or extension cords with fraudulent seals for the Underwriters' Laboratory; authorizes local code enforcement entities to…

Ellen C. JaffeeConsumer Protection Committee

Establishes the independent office of the child advocate; repealer

Establishes the independent office of child advocate to ensure the protection and promotion of legal rights for youth in juvenile justice facilities; repeals certain provisions relating to the…

Barbara ClarkSocial Services Committee

Creates an agricultural crop loss personal income tax credit

Creates an agricultural crop loss personal income tax credit.

Patty RitchieInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Authorizes the county of Rockland to impose an additional one quarter of one percent tax

Authorizes the county of Rockland to impose an additional one quarter of one percent tax.

Kenneth ZebrowskiWays And Means Committee

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim September 2012, as Chiropractic Health Month in the State of New York

Andrew J. LanzaFinance Committee

Relates to the number of trustees of the Wallkill public library district in the town of Shawangunk, Ulster county

Permits the Wallkill public library district in the town of Shawangunk, Ulster county to reduce the number of trustees to seven.

Frank SkartadosOn the Assembly floor

Establishes the Enterprise Park at Calverton Reuse and Revitalization District

Establishes the Enterprise Park at Calverton Reuse and Revitalization District to promote the redevelopment of the EPCAL site in the town of Riverhead, county of Suffolk.

Fred ThieleLocal Governments Committee

Criminalizes acting as a runner or soliciting or employing a runner to procure patients or clients

Criminalizes acting as a runner or soliciting or employing a runner to procure patients or clients.

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

Establishes the "tourism economic development fund" to be funded with revenue from the licensing of the "I Love NY" brand

Establishes the "tourism economic development fund" to be funded with revenue from the licensing of the "I Love NY" brand; moneys from such fund shall be appropriated for the promotion, attraction,…

Margaret MarkeyOn the Assembly floor

Relates to activities by former state officers

Relates to activities by former state officers; permits certain state officers, terminated between January 1, 2009 and April 1, 2014 due to a reduction in the state workforce, to engage in certain…

Peter AbbateOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the sale of bonds and notes of the city of Buffalo

Relates to the sale of bonds and notes of the city of Buffalo.

Robin SchimmingerOn the Assembly floor

Establishes that not-for-profit organizations shall be entitled to all prompt contracting interest due from a state agency at the time of the first payment

Establishes that not-for-profit organizations shall be entitled to all prompt contracting interest due from a state agency at the time of the first payment made to any such organization.

Steven EnglebrightOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes the reestablishment of the existence of the Middletown community development agency

Authorizes the reestablishment of the existence of the Middletown community development agency.

Aileen GuntherOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes assessor of the town of Islip, county of Suffolk to exempt certain parcels owned by BB/S Facilities Management Corporation from taxation

Authorizes assessor of town of Islip, County of Suffolk to exempt certain parcels owned by BB/S Facilities Management Corporation from taxation.

Philip RamosOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes the Beth El Synagogue of New Rochelle to apply for a real property tax exemption for certain property in the city of New Rochelle, county of Westchester

Authorizes the Beth El Synagogue of New Rochelle to apply for a real property tax exemption for certain property in the city of New Rochelle, county of Westchester.

Amy PaulinOn the Assembly floor

Establishes the natural gas production contamination response and compensation program

Establishes the natural gas production contamination response and compensation program and creates the New York natural gas production contamination damage recovery and remediation fund.

Robert SweeneyOn the Assembly floor

Adds the Seneca Lake scenic byway into the state scenic byways system

Adds the Seneca Lake scenic byway into the state scenic byways system.

Brian KolbOn the Assembly floor

Requires debt collection agencies to be licensed by the state

Requires debt collection agencies to be licensed by the state; requires bonding and allows for penalties.

Jeffrey DinowitzOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the fee charged for the issuance of birth and death records

Relates to the fee charged for the issuance of the birth and death records in the city of Amsterdam.

George AmedoreOn the Assembly floor

Requires publisher of magazine subscriptions to disclose on the billing statement or invoice a customer service telephone number

Requires that every publisher of a magazine sold by subscription shall disclose by a notice on the billing statement or billing invoice of each magazine mailed pursuant to subscription, a customer…

Naomi RiveraOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the treatment and disposition of lost, stray or homeless animals

Relates to the treatment and disposition of lost, stray or homeless animals.

Amy PaulinStricken

Prohibits the unsolicited mailing of convenience checks to consumers without the express consent of the consumer

Prohibits the unsolicited mailing of convenience checks to consumers without the express consent of the consumer.

Alan MaiselOn the Assembly floor

Honoring the life and accomplishments of Robert V. Connelly of Westerleigh, New York

Michael CusickAdopted

Adopted

Relates to limitations on expenditures from the insurance reserve fund

Relates to limitations on expenditures from the insurance reserve fund and narrows the exclusions.

Jack M. MartinsLocal Government Committee

Relates to branches, trust offices and interstate branching transactions; repealer

Relates to branches, trust offices and interstate branching transactions.

Annette RobinsonBanks Committee

Memorializing the Governor to proclaim May 31, 2012 as Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Day in the State of New York

Harvey WeisenbergAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2012, as Children's Awareness Month in the State of New York

Felix OrtizAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 31, 2012 as World No Tobacco Day in the State of New York

Louis TobaccoAdopted

Adopted