Sponsored bills

Eliminates a number of filing fees imposed on businesses by the department of state; repealers

Eliminates a number of filing fees imposed on businesses by the department of state pursuant to the business corporation law, the executive law and the not-for-profit corporation law; eliminates…

Joseph MorelleCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Requires cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals as part of their licensing requirements; public ed program; appropriation

Requires cultural awareness and competence training for all medical professionals as part of their licensing requirements; requires biennial training in the non-discriminatory provision of medical…

Marcos CrespoHigher Education Committee

Directs preparation of report concerning child care subsidies and requirement to show good cause for failure to seek child support

Directs the office of children and family services and the office of temporary and disability assistance to prepare a report concerning low income custodial parent's requirement to show good cause…

Martin J. GoldenChildren And Families Committee

Relates to taxes on cigarettes sold on an Indian reservation to non-members of the Indian nation or tribe

Relates to taxes on cigarettes sold on an Indian reservation to non-members of the Indian nation or tribe; reverts the tax back to the previous $2.75 if taxes on such cigarettes are not collected by…

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

Enacts the Senior Anti-Violence and Enforcement Act

Enacts the Senior Anti-Violence and Enforcement Act (SAVE); establishes a central registry for access to reports of maltreatment of seniors; creates a council on elder abuse; establishes penal…

Marcos CrespoAging Committee

Creates the lymphedema and lymphatic diseases research grants program

Creates the lymphedema and lymphatic diseases research grants program; grants, not to exceed $50,000, would be awarded on a competitive basis to biomedical research institutions conducting direct…

Martin J. GoldenCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to notification to victims of service of orders of protection

Requires courts to notify victims upon service of orders of protection.

Aileen GuntherCodes Committee

Establishes the task force on adults with autism within the office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities

Establishes the task force on adults with autism within the office for people with developmental disabilities to study, evaluate and develop recommendations relating to specific actionable measures…

Aileen GuntherMental Health Committee

Requires the commissioner of correctional services to enter into agreements to house local inmates to alleviate overcrowding in local correctional facilities

Requires the commissioner of correctional services to enter into agreements with counties and the city of New York to take custody of inmates serving a definite sentence of more than 90 days to…

Aileen GuntherCorrection Committee

Relates to certification as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS)

Relates to certification as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS).

Liz KruegerHigher Education Committee

Prohibits certain sex offenders from entering upon school grounds for the remainder of his or her natural life without a legitimate purpose

Prohibits certain sex offenders from entering upon school grounds for the remainder of his or her natural life without a legitimate purpose as determined by the office of sex offender management.

George D. MaziarzCodes 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…

George D. MaziarzCodes Committee

Prohibits level two or three sex offenders from voting at a school or facility for children

Prohibits level two or three sex offenders from voting at a school or facility for children.

George D. MaziarzCodes Committee

Establishes an elder care tax credit

Establishes an elder tax credit for taxpayers providing elder care and corporations providing elder care for their employees; defines qualified taxpayer as a single person with an income under 40…

George D. MaziarzInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Provides that health insurance coverage may not deny reimbursements because the registered pharmacy providing pharmaceutical products has not been approved

Provides that health insurers may not deny reimbursements to insureds because the registered pharmacy providing pharmaceutical products has not been approved by the insurer or other entity.

George D. MaziarzInsurance Committee

Relates to experience rating for unemployment insurance

Provides that unemployment insurance experience rating transfer shall be optional when a business is acquired by another business.

Brian KolbLabor Committee

Relates to crimes against a delivery person

Relates to crimes against a delivery person; increases the category one higher than the specific offense when committed against a delivery person.

Rory LancmanCodes Committee

Increases penalties for the crimes of criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions and criminal sale of a prescription

Increases penalties for the crimes of criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the first, second, third and fourth degrees and criminal sale of a prescription.

Thomas McKevittCodes Committee

Establishes the offenses of cyber assault and cyber impersonation

Establishes the offenses of cyber assault in the first and second degrees and cyber impersonation in the first and second degrees.

Jack M. MartinsCodes Committee

Makes an assault of emergency department personnel while such employee is performing an assigned duty in, or directly related to such hospital emergency department a felony

Makes an assault of emergency department personnel while such employee is performing an assigned duty on, or directly related to such hospital emergency department, a felony.

James S. AlesiCodes 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;…

Crystal Peoples-StokesAgriculture Committee

Enacts a "Comprehensive Motor Vehicle Insurance Rate Reform Act" and revives previously expired provisions of law relating to automobile insurance rates

Enacts the comprehensive motor vehicle insurance rate reform act; amends provisions applicable to automobile insurance rates including establishing a program for consumer information on insurers and…

Kevin S. ParkerFinance Committee

Establishes the New York state independent budget office

Creates the New York state independent budget office with a director to be appointed, upon recommendations of an independent budget advisory committee, by the speaker of the assembly and the…

Steven EnglebrightGovernmental Operations Committee

Authorizes electronic notarization

Authorizes electronic notarization.

Steven EnglebrightGovernmental Operations Committee

Enacts the Responsible Bidders Database Act; requires state comptroller to maintain a database containing certain information for certain contracts

Enacts the Responsible Bidders Database Act; requires the state comptroller to maintain a computerized database system containing certain information relating to contractors, for state agency and…

Steven EnglebrightGovernmental Operations Committee

Creates a real property tax credit for disabled persons

Creates a credit against income tax for disabled persons modeled after the "circuit breaker" tax credit which now exists for senior citizens and certain individuals; provides tax relief to those…

Fred ThieleWays And Means Committee

Allows local governments to merge their corporate structure through local initiative

Enacts the "town mergers law;" creates a procedure for the merger of adjoining towns into a single new town; repeals provisions of the town law providing for consolidation of towns.

Aileen GuntherStricken

Creates a real property tax credit for disabled persons

Creates a credit against income tax for disabled persons modeled after the "circuit breaker" tax credit which now exists for senior citizens and certain individuals; provides tax relief to those…

Suzi OppenheimerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Authorizing the commissioner of health to apply for a medicaid reform demonstration waiver

Authorizes the commissioner of health to apply for a medicaid reform demonstration waiver; creates an initiative to provide for a more efficient and effective medicaid services delivery system; sets…

Michael H. RanzenhoferHealth Committee

Relates to natural gas development using hydraulic fracturing

Relates to natural gas development using hydraulic fracturing; enacts provisions to ensure natural gas development practices will be sustainable and safe.

Tony AvellaEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Modifies medicaid services' availability to bring them more in line with those of private health insurance coverage

Modifies medicaid services' availability to bring them more in line with those of private health insurance coverage.

Michael H. RanzenhoferHealth Committee

Relates to charter schools

Relates to charter schools; clarifies the transparency and accountability of charter schools and provides fiscal relief to the school districts where charter schools are located.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

Relates to charter schools

Relates to charter schools; clarifies the transparency and accountability of charter schools and provides fiscal relief to the school districts where charter schools are located.

Bill PerkinsEducation Committee

Provides for the inclusion of sales tax revenue shared by a county with the school district in the STAR savings calculation

Provides for the inclusion of sales tax revenue shared by a county with the school district in the STAR savings calculation.

Michael H. RanzenhoferLocal Government Committee

Provides appointment process for members of a charter revision commission appointed by the mayor of N.Y. city for the submission of proposals

Provides an appointment process for members of a charter revision commission appointed by the mayor of a city of one million or more inhabitants; establishes qualifications for such members and…

James F. BrennanCities Committee

Relates to amount of apportionments of deficiencies in apportionments of state monies to certain nonpublic schools to reimburse them for their expenses in complying

Relates to amount of apportionments and deficiencies in apportionments of state monies to certain nonpublic schools to reimburse them for their expenses in complying with certain state requirements.

Suzi OppenheimerEducation Committee

Relates to facilities of refuge

Relates to refuge facilities; defines terms; exempts any refuge facility that is registered with the state emergency management office from payment of any exit fee or any lost revenue resultant from…

Kevin S. ParkerEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Defines prohibited restrictive covenants contained in real property documents and requires the filing of a declaration when recording documents containing such covenants

Defines prohibited restrictive covenants contained in real property documents and requires the filing of a declaration when recording of real property documents containing unlawful restrictive…

Kevin S. ParkerJudiciary Committee

Establishes an economic grant program for the Second Avenue Subway construction project area

Establishes an economic grant program for the Second Avenue Subway construction project area; defines micro business.

Robert J. RodriguezEconomic Development Committee

Enacts the elderly crime prevention and control trust fund act

Establishes an elderly crime prevention and control trust fund to be funded by an initial appropriation and administrative assessment penalties on persons convicted of felonies when an elderly…

Kevin S. ParkerAging Committee

Provides for behavioral health wraparound demonstration projects combining services through the office for people with developmental disabilities, the office of mental health and the department of health

Provides for behavioral health wraparound demonstration projects combining services through the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, the Office of Mental Health, the Department of…

Thomas AbinantiHealth Committee

Provides Yonkers city school district with additional supplemental education improvement plan funds

Provides Yonkers city school district with additional supplemental education improvement plan funds.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

Requires passengers on school buses equipped with seat belts to wear such belts when the bus is in motion

Provides that all passengers of school buses must wear seat belts; exempts school bus attendants and others acting in a supervisory capacity from such requirement; requires that drivers announce…

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

Authorizes the city of Yonkers to have 7 city court judges

Authorizes the city of Yonkers to have 7 city court judges.

J. Gary PretlowJudiciary Committee

Requires report of violations of law by kosher food establishments to be posted on the premises

Directs commissioner of agriculture and markets to require that the proprietor of a business where a kosher food violation of law occurred to post a report of such violation in the public portion of…

Kevin S. ParkerAgriculture Committee

Authorizes granting of tax credit for home energy conservation improvement

Authorizes granting of tax credit for home energy conservation improvement.

Kevin S. ParkerCities Committee

Enacts a "Computer Lemon Law" to protect purchasers of defective computer equipment

Enacts a "Computer Lemon Law" to protect purchasers of defective computer equipment; makes definitions; provides for notice to purchaser, coverage and coverage period, records, and civil actions for…

Kevin S. ParkerConsumer Protection Committee

Relates to enacting the Iran divestment act of 2012

Enacts the Iran divestment act of 2012 to prevent public investment in companies operating in Iran's energy sector with investments that have the result of directly or indirectly supporting the…

Sheldon SilverSigned by Governor

Signed into law