Sponsored bills

Requires immediate termination of employees or volunteers convicted of any crime involving child abuse in an educational setting

Requires immediate termination of employees or volunteers convicted of any crime involving child abuse in an educational setting.

Andrew HevesiEducation Committee

Relates to establishing a prescription drug registry; requires practitioners to check such registry

Relates to establishing a prescription drug registry; requires practitioners to check such registry.

Al GrafHealth Committee

Enacts the hire veterans now act

Enacts the "hire veterans now act", which establishes a tax credit for employers who hire certain veterans for a period of one year.

Michael CusickWays And Means Committee

Increases the punishment for the abandonment of animals, becomes a class E felony

Increases the punishment for the abandonment of animals to a class E felony punishable by up to 4 years in prison and/or up to $5,000 fine.

Deborah GlickAgriculture Committee

Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Wildlife and Sportfish Restoration Program, America's greatest conservation story

Greg BallAdopted

Adopted

Welcoming Dowling College students Danielle Cirimello, Jonathan Curley, and Andrew Bush as they visit Albany, New York

John J. FlanaganAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating the Yonkers Gladiators Junior Midgets Football Team upon the occasion of capturing the United Youth League National Championship

Andrea Stewart-CousinsAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Donald P. Christian upon the occasion of his inauguration as the eighth President of the State University of New York at New Paltz

John J. BonacicAdopted

Adopted

Commending the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators upon the occasion of celebrating its 50th Anniversary on April 27, 2012

Toby Ann StaviskyAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Longwood Junior High School upon the occasion of its designation as a National and New York State Essential Elements School to Watch

Kenneth P. LaValleAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 25, 2012, as Greek Independence Day in the State of New York

Dean G. SkelosAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 2012 as Brain Injury Awareness Month in the State of New York

David CarlucciAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Michael Gherardi on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout

Kenneth P. LaValleAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 15-21, 2012, as Osteopathic Medicine Week in the State of New York

Kenneth P. LaValleAdopted

Adopted

Relates to expanding the TRIS-free children and babies act

Relates to expanding the TRIS-free children and babies act; expands the definition of "TRIS" to include TDCPP (TRIS (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate).

Robert SweeneyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to amusement devices, attraction awareness and inspections

Relates to amusement devices, attraction safety and inspection awareness; provides for the establishment of a publicly accessible website to provide awareness of the licensing and safety history of…

Jeffrey DinowitzLabor Committee

Relates to the special advisory review panel on Medicaid managed care

Relates to the membership and expands the duties of the special advisory review panel on Medicaid managed care by including other managed care programs.

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Creates class E felony of false personation at a transportation facility or public place for the knowing misrepresentation of personal information to gain access

Creates class E felony of false personation at a transportation facility or public place as the knowing misrepresentation of one's name, address or date of birth to another person with intent to…

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Codes Committee

Directs the commissioner of OCFS to contract for a study evaluating the costs associated with child day care

Directs the commissioner of the office of children and family services to contract for a study evaluating the costs associated with child day care in various regulated settings.

Ellen C. JaffeeWays And Means CommitteeFinance

Enables public libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to provide adult literacy education

Enables public libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to provide adult literacy education; sets aside three million dollars to be awarded through a competitive grant…

Hugh T. FarleyEducation Committee

Relates to reducing farm-based taxes, fees and regulatory burdens

Enacts the let New York Farm act; relates to reducing farm-based taxes, fees and regulatory burdens to help grow the agricultural economy and benefit family farms.

William MageeWays And Means Committee

Relates to the rights of youth in detention and residential programs for youth

Relates to the rights of youth in detention and residential programs for youth; creates youth advisory boards within secure and non-secure facilities to assist in the development of policies…

Thomas K. DuaneStricken

Legalizes the possession, manufacture, use, delivery, transfer, transport or administration of marihuana by a certified patient or designated caregiver

Legalizes the possession, manufacture, use, delivery, transfer, transport or administration of marihuana by a certified patient or designated caregiver for a certified medical use; prescribes…

Thomas K. DuaneStricken

Directs the commissioners of agriculture and markets and economic development to study and develop a long-term strategy for sustaining farming and food production in New York State

Directs the commissioners of agriculture and markets and economic development to study and develop a long-term strategy for sustaining farming and food production in New York state; strategy shall…

Linda RosenthalWays And Means Committee

Provides nonprofit organizations real property exemption, at local option, for those promptly applying that purchase after municipality's taxable status date

Grants a real property tax exemption, at the option of the local taxing authority, to nonprofit organizations that purchase real property after the particular municipality's levy of taxes or taxable…

Kemp HannonWays And Means Committee

Requires clear and legible dating along with recommended conditions of storage to ensure freshness of certain perishable foods and provides penalties for violations

Requires clear and legible dating along with recommended conditions of storage to ensure freshness of perishable foods; makes exemptions; authorizes enforcement and the imposition of a written "stop…

Jeffrey DinowitzWays And Means Committee

Honoring Aglaia Balta for her dedication and service as the Consul General of Greece in New York

Aravella SimotasAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program

Aileen GuntherAdopted

Adopted

Commending Oneonta Mayor Richard P. Miller, Jr. upon the occasion of receiving the Eugene A. Bettiol, Jr. Distinguished Citizen Award

William MageeAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Ellen C. JaffeeAdopted

Adopted

Relates to reporting of financial exploitation; and establishes a financial exploitation, outreach, education and training program and fund

Relates to reporting of financial exploitation; establishes a financial exploitation, outreach, education and training program and fund.

David J. ValeskyBanks Committee

Relates to DNA testing of certain offenders convicted of a crime

Relates to DNA testing of certain offenders convicted of a crime.

Stephen M. SalandSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Permits insurers to make available multiple rating programs for commercial insurance within the same company

Permits insurers to make available multiple rating programs for commercial insurance within the same company.

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

Authorizes the Suffolk regional off-track betting corporation to file for bankruptcy

Authorizes the Suffolk regional off-track betting corporation to file for bankruptcy; provides that all funds in the capital acquisition fund shall be available to the Suffolk regional OTB for any…

Robert SweeneyRacing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

Requires state economic development agencies to provide preferences to small businesses and entrepreneurs in the programs that they administer

Requires the department of economic development, job development authority, office of science, technology, and academic research, and urban development corporation to provide preferences to small…

Robin SchimmingerWays And Means Committee

Increases the penalties for the rape or sexual assault of a child five years of age or less

Relates to the rape of a child; defines sexual assault of a child five years of age or less and increases penalties for such offense.

Malcolm A. SmithCodes Committee

Requires public school students to be screened for eating disorders

Requires public school students to be screened for eating disorders.

Shirley L. HuntleyRules Committee

Permits commercial applicators of pesticides to apply pesticides in a dosage, concentration or frequency less than that specified on the labeling

Permits commercial applicators of pesticides to apply pesticides in a dosage, concentration or frequency less than that specified on the labeling.

Carl L. MarcellinoEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Enacts the "buy from the backyard act"

Enacts the "buy from the backyard act"; requires the office of general services and other state agencies to buy 20% of all their food products from producers and/or processors in New York state;…

Tom LibousAgriculture Committee

Designates the month of May as elder appreciation month

Designates the month of May as elder appreciation month.

Martin J. GoldenGovernmental Operations Committee

Relates to pre-disposition and pre-sentence investigations in family offense cases

Relates to pre-disposition and pre-sentence investigations in family offense cases; makes provisions relating to probation access to the family protection registry.

Joseph E. RobachCodes Committee

Expands the crime of robbery in the first and second degrees to include attempts made with a device appearing to be a bomb, destructive device or explosive

Expands the crime of robbery in the first and second degrees to include attempts made with a device appearing to be a bomb, destructive device or explosive or hazardous substance.

Joseph E. RobachCodes Committee

Directs the commissioner of education to prepare an American flag history to urge participation in the pledge of allegiance and indicate recognition of sacrifices

Directs the commissioner of education to prepare an annual course of study of the history of the American flag to encourage participation therein by students and faculty and indicate that the pledge…

George LatimerEducation Committee

Relates to reductions of payments in lieu of taxes

Relates to reductions of payments in lieu of taxes; provides that where such payment agreement is to be reduced due to a reassessment of the parcel of real property such agreement is related to,…

Michelle SchimelReal Property Taxation Committee

Provides for the recovery, reuse and recycling of hardcover books

Provides for the recovery, reuse and recycling of hardcover books; prohibits the disposal as solid waste and incineration of hardcover books.

Alan MaiselEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Makes it a class E felony for a sex offender to submit fraudulent information regarding his or her identity or residence when registering or verifying

Makes it a class E felony for a sex offender to submit fraudulent information regarding his or her identity or residence when registering or verifying under the Sex Offender Registration Act…

Robin SchimmingerCorrection Committee

Relates to persons joining certain public retirement systems after April 1, 2012

Relates to persons joining certain public retirement systems after April 1, 2012.

Signed 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…

Deborah GlickOn the Assembly floor