Sponsored bills

Relates to debt payments for Rochester school facilities not affecting the city of Rochester's maintenance of effort requirements

Relates to debt payments for Rochester school facilities not affecting the city of Rochester's maintenance of effort requirements.

David GanttEducation Committee

Allows state university police officers to transfer to the NYSLPFRS and to be covered by the provisions of a new 25 year half pay retirement plan

Allows state university police officers to transfer to the NYSLPFRS and to be covered by the provisions of a new 25 year half pay retirement plan, with additional one-sixtieths of final average…

John McEnenyGovernmental Employees CommitteeFinance

Requires general hospitals to post patient rights and provides that hospital personnel shall not inquire as to a patients' immigration status

Requires all general hospitals, which provide emergency services, to post patient rights and provides that hospital personnel, prior to providing treatment, shall not inquire as to a patient's…

Felix OrtizOn the Assembly floor

Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the United States manned space flight and honoring the significant contributions of New Yorkers to the National Space Program

Naomi RiveraAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Boyer Lodge No.1 Free and Accepted Masons, P.H.A.

Sam RobertsAdopted

Adopted

Provides tax abatement related to the removal of lead paint

Provides tax abatement related to the removal of lead paint; defines terms.

Crystal Peoples-StokesReal Property Taxation Committee

Relates to the powers and duties of councils of state-operated institutions in relation to the closure of certain academic programs, campus or buildings

Relates to the powers and duties of councils of state-operated institutions in relation to the closure of certain academic programs, campus or buildings of such institutions; requires a draft report…

Fred ThieleHigher Education Committee

Creates a course of instruction to train mental health providers in veteran specific mental health issues

Creates a course of instruction to train mental health providers in veteran specific mental health issues.

Felix OrtizVeterans' Affairs Committee

Requires private elementary and secondary schools to require prospective employees to submit fingerprints for a criminal history background check

Requires nonpublic and private elementary and secondary schools to require their prospective employees to submit fingerprints through the commissioner of education for the purpose of criminal…

Dov HikindEducation Committee

Enhances criminal penalties for criminal mischief and larceny offenses committed at a place of religious worship

Enhances criminal penalties for criminal mischief and larceny offenses committed at a place of religious worship.

Rory LancmanCodes Committee

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim February 18-25, 2012, as FFA Week in the State of New York

William MageeAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim February 14, 2012, as A Day of Hearts: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day in the State of New York

Aileen GuntherAdopted

Adopted

Requires establishment of model community programs

Requires establishment of model community programs, including a model telephone reassurance program and a model visiting program for elders.

Joan MillmanWays And Means Committee

Relates to establishing the western New York power proceeds allocation board; repealer

Relates to establishing the western New York power proceeds allocation board.

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

Relates to authorizing the liquor authority to issue certain licenses to manufacture and sell alcoholic beverages in a premises commonly known as a restaurant-brewer

Relates to authorizing the liquor authority to issue certain licenses to manufacture and sell alcoholic beverages in a premises commonly known as a restaurant-brewer for certain premises in the…

Mark GrisantiEconomic Development Committee

Relates to the review of criminal history information of certain persons rendering community based services to individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities

Relates to the review of criminal history information of certain persons rendering community based services to individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities.

Felix OrtizMental Health Committee

Relates to adjournments in contemplation of dismissal and suspended judgments in child protective proceedings in family court

Relates to adjournments in contemplation of dismissal and suspended judgments in child protective proceedings in family court.

Helene WeinsteinJudiciary Committee

Relates to notice of indicated reports of child maltreatment and changes of placement in child protective and voluntary foster care placement and review proceedings; repealer

Relates to notice of indicated reports of child maltreatment and changes of placement in child protective and voluntary foster care placement and review proceedings.

Amy PaulinChildren And Families Committee

Provides for the evaluation of a nuclear power plant prior to the issuance of a license to extend the period of operation of such plant

Authorizes and directs the department of health to conduct an evaluation of any nuclear power plant operating in this state prior to the issuance of a license to extend the period of operation of…

Fred ThieleWays And Means Committee

Enacts the "domestic violence registration act"

Enacts the "domestic violence registration act" defining domestic violence offenses and offenders, and requiring such offenders to register with the division of criminal justice services.

Greg BallStricken

Regulates private security services by the division of homeland security and emergency services

Regulates private security services by the division of homeland security and emergency services.

Greg BallStricken

Establishes an "Amber Alert" system for missing developmentally disabled persons

Establishes an "Amber Alert" system for missing developmentally disabled persons.

Greg BallStricken

Waives certain fishing and hunting fees for residents of the state who performed military service during a period of war

Waives certain fishing and hunting fees for residents of the state who performed military service during a period of war for the five years immediately after his or her return to this state from…

Greg BallStricken

Establishes a cause of action for damages against a person who attempts or performs a sex selective abortion

Establishes a cause of action for damages against a person who attempts or performs a sex selective abortion.

Greg BallStricken

Enacts the "New York farmer recruitment and retention act of 2011" and appropriates monies to implement certain provisions thereof; appropriation

Enacts the "New York farmer recruitment and retention act of 2011"; directs the board of regents and the education department to investigate and study undergraduate agricultural programs with the…

Greg BallStricken

Establishes a Co-STAR tax program for senior citizens and farmers

Establishes a Co-STAR tax program for senior citizens and farmers.

Greg BallStricken

Provides a tax deduction from personal income taxes for un-reimbursed expenses paid for veterinary care of companion animals

Provides a tax deduction from personal income taxes for un-reimbursed expenses paid for veterinary care of companion animals.

Greg BallStricken

Prohibits smoking in private passenger cars, vans or trucks where minors less than 14 years of age are passengers in such vehicles; penalties for violation

Prohibits smoking in private passenger cars, vans and trucks where a minor less than 14 years of age is a passenger in such vehicles; provides for rebuttable presumption; provides that violations of…

David WeprinCodes Committee

Relates to restrictions on commercial driver's licenses

Relates to restrictions on commercial driver's licenses; prohibits the issuance of such licenses to any person required to register as a sex offender.

Carl L. MarcellinoTransportation Committee

Establishes the nodal metering initiative demonstration project

Establishes the nodal metering initiative demonstration project.

Greg BallStricken

Relates to the sale of monuments

Relates to the sale of monuments.

Joseph MorelleCodes Committee

Relates to prohibiting smoking in public parks and pedestrian plazas

Prohibits smoking in public parks and pedestrian plazas; sets $50 fine; defines terms.

Jeffrey DinowitzCodes Committee

Provides that a member shall forfeit his or her retirement rights and benefits if he or she is convicted of or pleads to certain crimes related to public employment

Provides that a member shall forfeit his or her retirement rights and benefits if he or she is convicted of or pleads to certain crimes related to public employment.

Greg BallStricken

Extends certain provisions relating to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley act

Extends certain provisions relating to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley act.

Joseph A. GriffoBanks Committee

Makes certain convictions for operating under the influence predicates for other operating under the influence convictions

Provides that a conviction for operation of a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all terrain vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs shall be deemed a prior conviction for the purpose of…

John A. DeFranciscoTransportation Committee

Requires every hospital engaging in construction, addition or remodeling to submit certain plans and specifications for such building

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

Requires retailer rebates to be provided by the retailer to a consumer at the time of purchase

Requires all rebates to be provided by the retailer to a purchaser at the time of the purchase of the good or service to which the rebate applies; authorizes the retailer to determine and disclose…

Mark GrisantiConsumer Protection Committee

Provides for the protection of the air quality at day care centers licensed by the state and head start day care centers funded pursuant to federal law

Provides for the protection of the air quality at licensed day care centers and head start day care centers funded pursuant to federal law; requires the office of children and family services to…

Steven EnglebrightHealth Committee

Relates to increasing the limit of the amount of money which may be on deposit with the excelsior linked deposit program

Increases the limit on the amount of funds which may be on deposit with the excelsior linked deposit program at any given time from $460 million to $525 million.

Robin SchimmingerWays And Means Committee

Relates to the wood products development council and contracts for timber or other forest products

Directs the wood products development council to work to improve public understanding of the timber industry and authorizes the department of environmental conservation to execute contracts for…

Betty LittleAgriculture Committee

Creates lien in favor of state for expenditures for certain remedial environmental projects

Entitles the state to a lien upon all real property of any person from whom the state may recover costs under the hazardous waste remedial fund or the environmental conservation law for certain…

Barbara LiftonCodes CommitteeLegal

Awards attorney fees and expert witness fees in appropriate cases

Awards attorney fees and expert witness fees in employment discrimination cases.

Jeffrey DinowitzCodes Committee

Provides for a right of health maintenance organization enrollees to continue to receive services from a provider who disaffiliates

Extends period during which health maintenance organization enrollees may continue to receive services from a health care provider who disaffiliates from 60 or 90 days to 1 year, or in case of…

Jeffrey DinowitzHealth Committee

Provides that the offense of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver's license may be enforceable in a parking lot

Provides that the offense of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver's license may be enforceable for operating a motor vehicle in a parking lot; defines the term "parking lot" as any area…

Carl L. MarcellinoTransportation Committee

Creates the technology commercialization partnership program and removes the incentive program from the research development program

Creates the technology commercialization partnership program and removes the incentive program from the research development program.

William MagnarelliWays And Means Committee

Includes game birds bred pursuant to a game bird license within the definition of "crops, livestock and livestock products" for purposes of agricultural districts

Includes game birds bred pursuant to a game bird license within the definition of "crops, livestock and livestock products" for purposes of agricultural districts.

Catharine YoungAgriculture Committee

Requires the MTA to file a copy of proposed station closings with various governmental agencies

Requires the MTA to file a copy of proposed station closings with various governmental agencies; provides that the MTA hold a public hearing on any proposed closings; allows the MTA to not comply…

Joseph LentolWays And Means CommitteeFinance

Implements the empire propane education and research act

Implements the empire propane education and research act; authorizes the creation of certain propane education programs; requires the creation of an empire propane education and research council;…

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee