Sponsored bills

Relates to special powers of the New York State environmental facilities corporation

Relates to special powers of the New York State environmental facilities corporation.

Mark GrisantiSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to repealing the requirement of an undertaking by a surrogate or a county judge; repealer

Repeals the requirement of an undertaking by a surrogate or a county judge.

Dan QuartSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to certain contracts for rural area revitalization contracts

Provides that up to ten percent of the program or project cost may be used for the qualified applicant's operating expenses, including expenses related to organization operating support and…

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides that up to ten percent of project cost for affordable home ownership development contracts may be used for particular operating costs

Provides that up to ten percent of project cost for affordable home ownership development contracts may be used for particular operating costs.

Catharine YoungSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorizes Gustin L. Reichbach to obtain service credit for his service as a judge with the United Nations administration mission in Kosovo

Authorizes Gustin L. Reichbach to obtain service credit for his service as a judge with the United Nations administration mission in Kosovo.

Joan MillmanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to legalizing certain acts of the Hunter-Tannersville Central School District with respect to transportation contracts

Relates to legalizing, validating, ratifying and confirming certain acts and proceedings of the Hunter-Tannersville Central School District with respect to certain transportation contracts; allows…

Peter LopezStricken

Repeals provisions requiring wholesalers of alcoholic beverages to submit an annual report to the commissioner of taxation finance relating to sales tax collection

Repeals provisions requiring wholesalers of submit an annual report to the commissioner of taxation and finance relating to sales tax collection.

Andrew J. LanzaFinance Committee

Provides for state advisory appraisal services to villages

Provides for state advisory appraisal services to villages.

Jack M. MartinsSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorizes the town of Mamaroneck and the village of Mamaroneck to designate a portion of New York Route 1 as a school zone

Authorizes the town of Mamaroneck and the village of Mamaroneck to designate a portion of West Boston Post Road (New York Route 1) as a school zone.

Suzi OppenheimerTransportation Committee

Requires distribution of information on obtaining library card and application to all students

Requires distribution of information on obtaining library card and application to all students.

Robert ReillyFinance Committee

Extends draft management plan submission dates and amends chapter 595 of the laws of 2007

Relates to the membership of the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission; extends draft management plan submission dates; relates to establishing the Michigan Street African…

Mark GrisantiSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Provides for a period of probable usefulness to the payment for a separation incentive program by the town of Southampton

Provides for a period of probable usefulness to the payment for a separation incentive program by the town of Southampton.

Kenneth P. LaValleOn the Senate floor

Provides that credits for excess electricity generated by customer-generators subject to net energy metering may be carried over and used to offset electricity used

Provides that credits for excess electricity generated by customer-generators subject to net energy metering by an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority may be carried over…

Steven EnglebrightEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Creates an exception to school busing requirements in the city of New York for restoration of past services

Creates an exception to school bussing requirements in the city of New York for restoration of past services; requires school bus transportation to be provided to certain seventh and eighth graders…

Michael CusickSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Establishes a carpet stewardship program

Establishes a carpet stewardship program; requires manufacturers to coordinate with wholesalers, retailers and installers to recycle old carpets; provides penalties for noncompliance.

Brian KavanaghEnvironmental Conservation CommitteeEnvironment & Energy

Prohibits the sale or offer for sale at retail of bottled water in this state in a beverage container unless such container includes on its label certain information

Prohibits the sale or offer for sale at retail of bottled water for human consumption, food preparation or culinary purposes in this state in a beverage container unless such container includes on…

Jeffrey DinowitzCodes Committee

Administrative code and emergency housing rent control law; relates to the establishment of rent adjustments

Relates to the establishment of rent adjustments in NYC and Westchester and Nassau counties; suspends operations of the maximum base rent program.

Adriano EspaillatHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Relates to responsible parties for petroleum contaminated sites and incentives to parties who are willing to remediate such sites

Relates to responsible parties for petroleum contaminated sites and incentives to parties who are willing to remediate such sites; provides that a discharger may present evidence as to third party…

Robin SchimmingerEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Establishes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Establishes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Jose RiveraSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Establishes the health care practitioner hygienic dress code program within the department of health to address clothing and jewelry that may cause infections

Establishes the health care practitioner hygienic dress code program within the department of health to address clothing, jewelry and identification tags worn by health care professionals that may…

William MagnarelliHealth Committee

Relates to certain members who re-enter public service

Relates to certain members who re-enter public service; extends tier reinstatement provisions to a retiree of a public retirement system who was an active member of a public retirement system on or…

Aileen GuntherGovernmental Employees CommitteeFinance

Relates to life insurance policies that credit additional amounts in accordance with an equity index

Relates to life insurance policies that credit additional amounts in accordance with an equity index; imposes additional requirements on such policies including notice provisions.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

Relates to reciprocity of debarments imposed under the federal Davis-Bacon Act

Relates to reciprocity of debarments imposed under the federal Davis-Bacon Act; provides that any contractor who has been debarred from federal job sites for having disregarded obligations to…

Peter AbbateLabor Committee

Repeals certain sections of the public authorities law and transfers remaining rights to an identifiable location

Repeals certain sections of the public authorities law and transfers remaining rights to an identifiable location.

Michael H. RanzenhoferOn the Senate floor

Authorizes background checks of the employees of contractors performing services for state agencies

Authorizes background checks of the employees of contractors performing services for state agencies who have access to confidential data or who perform certain types of services where background…

Hugh T. FarleyGovernmental Operations Committee

Includes New York exemptions of a resident individual within the cost of living adjustment and makes adjustment applicable to tax years beginning on or after 1/1/13

Includes New York exemptions of a resident individual within the cost of living adjustment; makes such adjustment applicable to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2013.

John A. DeFranciscoFinance Committee

Provides that impersonation of a disabled veteran vendor is a class A misdemeanor

Provides that impersonation of a disabled veteran vendor, by carrying or possessing a specialized vending license without authority or any form of insignia or by words or actions; designates such…

Timothy M. KennedyCodes Committee

Authorizes the William Floyd union free school district to enter into contracts to provide school social work and related services

Authorizes the William Floyd Union Free School District to enter into contracts for the purposes of providing school social work and related services to the children of such school district.

Lee M. ZeldinFinance Committee

Extends the solar energy system equipment tax credit carryover period

Extends the solar energy system equipment tax credit carryover period from five years to ten years.

Kenneth P. LaValleFinance Committee

Relates to certificates of insurance

Relates to the issuance of certificates of insurance and requires the issuance of a certificate of insurance as a summary or evidence of property or casualty insurance.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

Establishes new criminal discovery rules; repealer

Establishes new criminal discovery rules; amends cross references.

Joseph LentolOn the Assembly floor

Provides for the licensing of physician assistants and the continued registration of specialist assistants

Provides for the licensing of physician assistants and the continued registration of specialist assistants.

Kemp HannonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Transfers certain lands to city of New York to be used as parklands

Transfers certain lands to the city of New York to be used as parklands.

Michael CusickWays And Means Committee

Requires the department of health to report on funding under the affordable care act

Requires the department of health to report on funding under the affordable care act.

Naomi RiveraHealth Committee

Enacts the "bird-friendly building council act" to establish a council to promote the use of bird-friendly building materials and design features in buildings

Enacts the "bird-friendly building council act" to establish a council to promote the use of bird-friendly building materials and design features in buildings; research the magnitude of problems…

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

Authorizes the city of Yonkers to adopt a local law creating a bureau of administrative adjudication for certain code and ordinance violations

Authorizes the city of Yonkers to adopt a local law creating a bureau of administrative adjudication for code and ordinance violations regarding conditions which constitute a threat or danger to the…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsOn the Senate floor

Makes provisions allowing any individual to make limited loans to family members without requiring an individual to obtain a mortgage banking license

Makes provisions allowing any individual to make not more than three mortgage loans, nor more than five in a two year period, to family members without requiring an individual to obtain a mortgage…

Malcolm A. SmithSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Prohibits law enforcement officers and peace officers from inquiring about the immigration status of a victim or witness to a criminal offense

Prohibits law enforcement officers and peace officers from inquiring about the immigration status of a victim or witness to a criminal offense.

Kevin S. ParkerCodes Committee

Provides villages with the local option to make unlawful the sale of alcoholic beverages within such villages

Grants the electors of villages with the option to make unlawful the sale of alcoholic beverages within such villages if the petition therefor is approved at a general election.

Fred ThieleEconomic Development Committee

Requires debt collectors to inform debtors that written communications are available in large print format

Requires debt collectors to inform debtors in each initial communication that written communications are available in large print format.

Jeffrey DinowitzCodes Committee

Requires market-based assessments on real property owned or leased by a cooperative corporation or on a condominium basis

Requires market-based assessments of real property owned or leased by a cooperative corporation or on a condominium basis which is converted or constructed on or after January 1, 2014.

Sandy GalefReal Property Taxation Committee

Provides for separate personal income tax credits for solar electric, solar thermal and wind energy systems installed upon the residence of a taxpayer

Provides for separate personal income tax credits for solar electric, solar thermal and wind energy systems installed upon any residence of a taxpayer.

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

Establishes the class E felony of dissemination of false missing child information

Establishes the class E felony of dissemination of false missing child information.

Andrew J. LanzaCodes Committee

Provides for corporate franchise and personal income tax check-offs for taxpayer gifts for colon cancer education; sets up colon cancer education fund

Provides for a corporate franchise tax check-off and a personal income tax check-off for taxpayer gifts for colon cancer education; establishes the colon cancer education fund; provides for colon…

Steven CymbrowitzHealth Committee

Makes the director of the state office for the aging a member of the emergency services council

Makes the director of the state office for the aging a member of the emergency services council.

Steven EnglebrightSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to requiring parking garages to install and operate pedestrian warning devices where vehicles exiting such garage cross a pedestrian sidewalk

Relates to requiring commercial parking garages to install and operate pedestrian warning devices where vehicles exiting such garage cross a pedestrian sidewalk; requires both visual and audible…

Brian KavanaghTransportation Committee

Prohibits financial institutions from charging a fee in excess of five dollars to a customer based on account inactivity

Prohibits financial institutions from charging a fee to a customer based on account inactivity.

Dennis H. GabryszakCodes Committee

Establishes the Historic Hudson-Hoosic Rivers Partnership to replace and expand the territory of the former Historic Saratoga-Washington on the Hudson Partnership

Establishes the Historic Hudson-Hoosic Rivers Partnership to replace and expand the territory of the former Historic Saratoga-Washington on the Hudson Partnership.

Roy J. McDonaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law