Sponsored bills

Expands the definition of "prevailing party" for purposes of counsel fees and expenses in certain actions against the state

Expands the definition of "prevailing party" for purposes of counsel fees and expenses in certain actions against the state, to include a party whose pursuit of a non-frivolous claim or defense was…

Robin SchimmingerJudiciary CommitteeLegal

Relates to authorizing child witnesses to testify by use of closed-circuit television in assault and endangering the welfare of a child proceedings

Relates to authorizing child witnesses to testify by use of closed-circuit television in assault and endangering the welfare of a child proceedings.

Stephen M. SalandCodes CommitteeLegal

Requires state and local agencies to establish a priority processing procedure for the review of construction permits which meet certain energy and environmental design standards

Requires state and local agencies to establish a priority processing procedure for the review of construction permits which meet certain energy and environmental design standards; defines terms;…

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

Provides that sexual abuse in the 2nd degree is a class E felony

Raises the penalty for sexual abuse in the 2nd degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony.

John L. SampsonCodes Committee

Relates to expanding the offenses to which a child witness may testify by use of closed-circuit television to include murder

Relates to expanding the offenses to which a child witness may testify by use of closed-circuit television to include murder.

Stephen M. SalandCodes CommitteeLegal

Exempts operators of law enforcement vessels from laws which regulate vessels on the navigable waters of the state while responding to emergencies

Exempts operators of law enforcement vessels from laws which regulate vessels on the navigable waters of the state while such operators are in the course of responding to emergencies.

Carl L. MarcellinoTransportation Committee

Relates to endangering the welfare of a child

Relates to endangering the welfare of a child; establishes the crime of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Codes Committee

Requires any community service sentence imposed for an offense involving graffiti to include graffiti removal as a portion of required service

Requires any community service sentence imposed for an offense involving graffiti to include graffiti removal as a portion of required service; including but not limited to, the removal of graffiti…

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

Authorizes persons under the age of fourteen to participate in special events involving snowmobiles

Authorizes persons under the age of fourteen to participate in special events involving snowmobiles.

Betty LittleTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

Prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products

Prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products; violation by any person other than manufacturer constitutes fine of $100 for each individual package sold or offered for sale; provides for a civil…

Amy PaulinHealth Committee

Relates to kidnapping in the first degree

Provides that abducting a person under age of sixteen shall be kidnapping in the first degree.

George D. MaziarzCodes Committee

Relates to the implementation of an interface between the department of motor vehicles and the state police to compare information submitted to the department of motor vehicles to open criminal warrants

Relates to the development and implementation of an interface between the department of motor vehicles and the state police for the purpose of comparing information submitted by individuals engaging…

Ronald CanestrariTransportation CommitteeTransportation

Permits interior designers to enter into joint enterprise or partnership of a design corporation

Permits interior designers to enter into joint enterprise or partnership of a design corporation.

Charles LavineCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to procedures for destitute children; repealer

Relates to procedures for destitute children; relates to kinship guardian assistance payments; clarifies that the court may appoint an attorney for the child in article 10-B proceedings; provides a…

Amy PaulinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to obtaining best value for purchase contracts

Enacts a chapter amendment relating to obtaining the best value for contracts for public work and purchase contracts.

Carl HeastieSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the dealings of mortgage brokers and home improvement contractors

Relates to the dealings of mortgage brokers and home improvement contractors; exempts from provisions relating to payment of mortgage proceeds to a borrower or third party, rather than directly to a…

Hakeem JeffriesSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Makes technical corrections relating to the treatment of qualified financial contracts in an insurance insolvency proceeding

Makes technical corrections relating to the treatment of qualified financial contracts in an insurance insolvency proceeding affecting a domestic, foreign or alien insurer.

Joseph MorelleSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to kinship guardian assistance payments

Relates to kinship guardian assistance payments.

Amy PaulinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Creates an abuse prevention notification system

Creates an abuse prevention notification system; provides for certain criminal history information regarding persons working with people with developmental disabilities; defines "abuse", "serious…

Harvey WeisenbergSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Creates article 10-C of the family court act relating to destitute children; repealer

Creates Article 10-C of the Family Court Act relating to destitute children.

Amy PaulinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to obtaining best value for contracts for purchase contracts

Relates to obtaining the best value for contracts for public work and purchase contracts.

Michael H. RanzenhoferSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to municipal bidding

Amends the general municipal law in relation to municipal bidding.

Catharine YoungVetoed

Vetoed

Creates the Peconic Bay regional transportation council; repealer

Creates the Peconic Bay regional transportation council to study the impacts of traffic congestion; defines terms; outlines the powers and duties of such council; requires the preparation and…

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

Provides for local tidal wetlands protection

Provides for local tidal wetlands protection; authorizes that if a town, village, city or county does not possess the technical capacity or the procedures effectively to carry out the requirements…

Kenneth P. LaValleEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Establishes a bi-county commission in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk to study the feasibility of establishing the state of Long Island

Establishes a bi-county commission in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk to study the feasibility of establishing the state of Long Island.

Kenneth P. LaValleLocal Government Committee

Provides for payment of salary, wages, medical and hospital expenses of members of the state police with injuries or illness incurred in the performance of duties

Provides for payment of salary, wages, medical and hospital expenses of members of the state police with injuries or illness incurred in the performance of their duties.

Patrick M. GallivanCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Provides that an inmate of a correctional facility shall be guilty of a felony for harassing a correctional facility employee by fraudulent use of his or her name

Provides that an inmate of a correctional facility shall be guilty of a felony for harassing a correctional facility employee by fraudulent use of his or her name in publishing the name or ordering…

Claudia TenneyCodes Committee

Directs the commissioner of education to create a pilot program to improve physical education/physical activity programs in certain schools

Directs the commissioner of education to create a pilot program to improve physical education/physical activity programs in certain schools.

Annette RobinsonEducation Committee

Directs the special advisory panel on homeowners' insurance/catastrophe coverage to study certain facets of insurance in coastal areas

Directs the special advisory panel on homeowners' insurance/catastrophe coverage to study certain facets of profitability of insurance in coastal areas.

Jeffrey D. KleinInsurance Committee

Establishes an office of education legal services

Establishes an office of education legal services within the department of law which shall provide all legal services to school districts except for school districts in the cities of New York,…

Kenneth P. LaValleFinance Committee

Requires that the NYS board of regents holds at least 2 meetings a year in New York city

Requires that the NYS board of regents hold at least 2 meetings a year in New York city and requires announcements of the time, date, location and agenda thereof.

Naomi RiveraEducation Committee

Enacts the APPR Implementation Cost Association Act of 2012

Enacts the APPR Implementation Cost Association Act of 2012 relating to tracking and reporting costs associated with the implementation of annual professional performance reviews; requires all…

Michelle SchimelEducation Committee

Prohibits harassment, intimidation or bullying in schools

Requires provisions in schools that prohibit harassment, intimidation or bullying whether by electronic communication or a written, verbal, physical or sexual act.

Raymond WalterEducation CommitteeEducation

Requires practitioners to check the controlled substance abuse registry before prescribing analgesics

Requires practitioners to check the controlled substance abuse registry before prescribing painkillers and directs the commissioner of public health to establish an enforcement system.

Crystal Peoples-StokesHealth CommitteeHealth

Requires mental hygiene entities review fiscal management practices of service provider applicants

Requires that the Office of Mental Health and the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities give consideration to the fiscal management practices of an applicant to operate a mental hygiene…

Felix OrtizMental Health Committee

Exempts political subdivisions from the imposition of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax

Exempts political subdivisions from the imposition of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax.

Fred ThieleWays And Means Committee

Requires lenders, assignees and mortgage loan servicers to submit an affidavit to the court prior to commencing foreclosure proceedings

Requires lenders, assignees and mortgage loan servicers to submit an affidavit to the court at least thirty days before commencing foreclosure proceedings.

Marcos CrespoJudiciary Committee

Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance

Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance.

Al GrafInsurance Committee

Allows taxpayers to contribute to the support of the animal population control fund by marking a space on a corporate or personal income tax return

Allows taxpayers to contribute to the support of the animal population control fund by marking a space on a corporate or personal income tax return.

Micah KellnerWays And Means Committee

Urging the New York State Congressional delegation to oppose House Bill 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Senate Bill 968, Protect IP Act, (PIPA

James TediscoJudiciary Committee

Provides for a sales tax exemption for farm abstracts

Exempts from sales tax the sale of an abstract of title to real property to be used for agricultural purposes to either a prospective purchaser of real property or to an attorney representing a…

William MageeWays And Means Committee

Increases number of supreme court justices in the thirteenth judicial district to ten and in the second judicial district to fifty-two

Increases the number of supreme court justices in the thirteenth judicial district to ten and in the second judicial district to fifty-two.

Michael CusickJudiciary Committee

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

Repeals certain sections of the general municipal law, in relation to urban renewal agencies and industrial development agencies; repeals certain sections of the public authorities law, in relation…

George LatimerLocal Governments Committee

Relates to providing a sales and compensating use tax exemption in certain areas of New York city

Relates to providing a sales and compensating use tax exemption in certain areas of New York city.

José M. SerranoInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Enacts the "school workplace violence prevention act"

Enacts the "school workplace violence prevention act"; relates to developing and implementing programs to prevent workplace violence in public schools.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Labor Committee

Relates to developing and implementing programs to prevent workplace violence in public schools

Relates to developing and implementing programs to prevent workplace violence in public schools.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Labor Committee

Honoring Micheal P. Barrett upon the occasion of his promotion to the rank of Sergeant Major

George D. MaziarzAdopted

Adopted

Mourning the death of Joseph R. Caputo, distinguished citizen and devoted member of his community

Kenneth P. LaValleAdopted

Adopted