Sponsored bills

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

Relates to the care and collection of animals on vacant property

Relates to the care and collection of abandoned animals on vacant property; requires notification to the appropriate authorities by anyone authorized to be on vacant land where such person finds an…

Jeffrey D. KleinAgriculture Committee

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

Prohibits a county rent guidelines board from establishing rent adjustments for class A dwelling units based on certain considerations

Prohibits a county rent guidelines board from establishing rent adjustments for class A dwelling units based on the current rental cost of a unit or on the amount of time that has elapsed since…

Adriano EspaillatHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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

Relates to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees, codes of ethics and boards of ethics; repealer

Relates to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees, codes of ethics and boards of ethics.

Rules Committee

Relates to comptroller audits of certain organizations controlled by municipal corporations and certain other government entities

Relates to audits by the state comptroller of certain organizations directly or indirectly controlled by municipal corporations and certain other government entities.

Rules Committee

Provides that municipal housing authorities shall be subject to the review and regulation of the authorities budget office; repealer

Provides that municipal housing authorities shall be subject to the review and regulation of the authorities budget office.

Bill PerkinsCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Requires private passenger motor vehicle insurance premium reductions for automobiles equipped with hydrophobic glass treatment

Requires private passenger motor vehicle insurance premium reductions for automobiles equipped with hydrophobic glass treatment.

Owen H. JohnsonInsurance Committee

Ensures port authority of New York and New Jersey police officers who become ill or injured in the performance of their duties receive full wages

Ensures port authority of New York and New Jersey police officers who become ill or injured in the performance of their duties as to necessitate medical or other remedial treatment shall receive…

Andrew J. LanzaCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Authorizes the village of Greenwood Lake in Orange county to appoint Alexander Nicholas to a full-time competitive police officer position

Authorizes the village of Greenwood Lake in Orange county to appoint Alexander Nicholas to a full-time competitive police officer position.

David CarlucciCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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

Extending time limitations for certain actions relating to injury or death caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides

Extends time limitations for certain actions relating to injury or death caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides while serving as a member of the armed forces of the United States…

Greg BallCodes Committee

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

Harvey WeisenbergAdopted

Adopted

Relates to agency reports

Relates to agency reports; requires such reports to be posted on line; provides for a letter or notice to be sent to members of the legislature indicating the website address and the name of the…

Brian KavanaghGovernmental Operations Committee

Congratulating Laura Padgett upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award

Michael F. NozzolioAdopted

Adopted

Authorizes the town of Ticonderoga to offer a 20 year retirement plan to police officer Dale W. Quesnel, Jr.

Authorizes the town of Ticonderoga to offer a 20 year retirement plan to police officer Dale W.

Betty LittleCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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

Relates to pre-need funeral services and provides that the department of financial services will conduct a study of pre-arranged funeral services and goods.

Jeffrey DinowitzOn the Assembly floor

Protects the privacy of employees' and prospective employees' social media accounts

Protects the privacy of employees' and prospective employees' social media accounts.

Barbara ClarkStricken

Relates to state aid to libraries and library systems

Relates to state aid to libraries and library systems; provides for automatic waiver of local maintenance of effort requirements in the event that state aid for public library systems is reduced by…

Robert ReillyWays And Means Committee

Enacts the "2012 New Jobs-NY job creation act"; repealer

Enacts the "2012 New Jobs-NY job creation act"; establishes a small business credit and a hire-now credit; relates to the franchise tax on business corporations; relates to a temporary annual…

Dean G. SkelosWays And Means Committee

Requires the department to establish groundwater standards limiting nitrogen to no more than 2 mg per liter

Requires the department to establish groundwater standards, for Nassau and Suffolk counties, limiting nitrogen to no more than 2 mg per liter.

Robert SweeneyOn the Assembly floor

Relates to beer production and beer label tax credits

Relates to beer production and beer label tax credits; allows a credit against tax of fourteen cents for each gallon of beer produced in the state of New York by a licensed brewery for up to six…

Lee M. ZeldinFinance Committee

Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance

Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance; permits insured to refuse supplementary insurance; requires certain disclaimer.

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

Relates to prohibiting biased-based profiling by state and local law enforcement officers

Relates to prohibiting biased-based profiling by state and local law enforcement officers.

Kevin S. ParkerFinance Committee

Relates to the sale or purchase of human body parts

Prohibits the procurement of human body parts for use in human transplantation except as provided by law; requires that procurement of body parts be performed only at registered facilities and…

James F. BrennanStricken

Alters the composition of the state board of parole

Alters the composition of the state board of parole to include members to be appointed upon the recommendation of the four legislative leaders.

Patrick M. GallivanFinance Committee

Relates to directing the granting of excused leave to public officers and employees of this state to undertake screening for cervical cancer

Relates to directing the granting of four hours of excused leave to public officers and employees of this state, any county, any municipality or school district, to undertake screening for cervical…

Kemp HannonGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides motor fuel tax exemption for sales of diesel motor fuel used in vessels used directly in a business providing sport fishing opportunities

Provides motor fuel tax exemption for sales of diesel motor fuel used in vessels used directly in a business providing sport fishing opportunities for hire to the general public from the tax on…

Kenneth P. LaValleFinance CommitteeFinance

Establishes a motorcycle safety awareness component as a requirement for licensing

Establishes a motorcycle safety awareness component as a requirement for licensing.

Patty RitchieTransportation Committee

Amends chapter 97 of the laws of 2001 to change the poll hours for the Hyde Park Library District

Changes the poll hours for the Hyde Park Library District.

Stephen M. SalandOn the Senate floor

Protects the privacy of employees' and prospective employees' social media accounts

Protects the privacy of employees' and prospective employees' social media accounts.

Mark GrisantiLabor Committee

Relates to promoting understanding, awareness and enforcement of animal crimes laws; repealer

Relates to promoting understanding, awareness and enforcement of animal crime laws.

Linda RosenthalAgriculture Committee

Establishes that debt payments for the Rochester school facilities modernization program shall not affect the city of Rochester's maintenance of effort requirements

Establishes that debt payments for the Rochester school facilities modernization program shall not affect the city of Rochester's maintenance of effort requirements.

Joseph E. RobachSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the residency requirements for the position of constable in the village of West Hampton Dunes, county of Suffolk

Relates to the residency requirements for the position of constable in the village of West Hampton Dunes, county of Suffolk, to allow for the retention of current constables and enhance recruitment…

Kenneth P. LaValleOn the Senate floor

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.

Martin J. GoldenFinance Committee

Relates to the state council for adult offender supervision and presumptive release

Relates to the state council for adult offender supervision and presumptive release.

Alan MaiselSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides an asbestos remediation tax credit

Provides an asbestos remediation tax credit; allows for a twenty percent credit of all eligible costs which are incurred as a result of asbestos remediation, not to exceed $1,000,000.

Robin SchimmingerWays And Means Committee