Bills by

Adriano Espaillat

Senator

112 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →espailla@nysenate.gov

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

112 bills. Ordered by the date of each bill’s latest official action: referral, amendment, floor vote, passage or signature.

Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score

S7847Senate· Moved Sep 14, 2012· Referred to rules
Makes reforms to the New York city board of elections
Makes reforms to the New York city board of elections by decreasing members to five; provides that two shall be appointed by the speaker of the city council, two appointed by the NYC mayor and one…
Adriano EspaillatRules Committee
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S1863Senate· Moved Sep 12, 2012· Amend and recommit to codes
Relates to licenses to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms
Requires the police authority in the locality where an application is made for a license to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms to conduct a search of the National Instant Criminal…
Adriano EspaillatCodes Committee
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S3114Senate· Moved Jun 13, 2012· Referred to housing

Provides for the use of common areas in housing authority projects for tenant group meetings without the imposition of a fee

Provides for the use of common areas in housing authority projects by tenant groups, committees or organizations without the imposition of a fee providing that the meeting is peacefully conducted,…

Adriano EspaillatHousing Committee

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S5603Senate· Moved Jun 1, 2012· Amend (t) and recommit to housing, construction and community development

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

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S5699Senate· Moved May 31, 2012· Amend and recommit to housing, construction and community development

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

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S6840Senate· Moved Mar 28, 2012· Referred to higher education

Creates the New York DREAM fund commission and makes family tuition accounts available to account owners who provide a taxpayer identification number

Creates the New York DREAM fund commission, which shall be committed to advancing the educational opportunities of children of immigrants through scholarship programs that provide assistance with…

Adriano EspaillatHigher Education Committee

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S6804Senate· Moved Mar 23, 2012· Referred to cities

Establishes a tax table benefit recapture for joint returns over $250,000, individual returns over $150,000 and head of household over $180,000

Establishes a tax table benefit recapture for joint returns over $250,000, individual returns over $150,000 and head of household returns over $180,000; makes changes to the New York city personal…

Adriano EspaillatCities Committee

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S6262Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2012· Committee discharged and committed to rules

Provides for establishment of gun court calendars in criminal courts

Directs the establishment of gun court calendars in criminal courts to hear cases involving unlawful gun possession and use and requires the expeditious scheduling of trials conducted therein; makes…

Adriano EspaillatRules Committee

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S6263Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2012· Committee discharged and committed to rules

Requires convicted felons to apply for a permt to purchase, carry, possess, repair and dispose of rifles and/or shotguns

Requires convicted felons to apply for a permit to purchase, carry, possess, repair and dispose of rifles and/or shotguns.

Adriano EspaillatRules Committee

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S6264Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2012· Committee discharged and committed to rules

Relates to possession and sale of armor piercing ammunition; repealer

Makes possession and sale of armor piercing ammunition a class B felony; includes exchanging and disposing of armor piercing ammunition.

Adriano EspaillatRules Committee

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S5842Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2012· Committee discharged and committed to rules

Relates to fees collected for animal licenses

Relates to fees collected for animal licenses; makes technical corrections relating thereto.

Adriano EspaillatRules Committee

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S5779Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2012· Committee discharged and committed to rules

Prohibits retaliation by landlords against legal occupants who operate certain day care homes

Prohibits retaliation by landlords against tenants and other legal occupants who operate group family day care homes and family day care homes pursuant to section 390 of the social services law.

Adriano EspaillatRules Committee

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S4535Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2012· Committee discharged and committed to rules

Prohibits possession of a gun or non-folding knife at a governmental chamber or public hearing of the state or any political subdivision

Prohibits the possession of a gun or non-folding knife while upon the premises of a governmental chamber or at a public hearing of the state or any political subdivision thereof; such violation…

Adriano EspaillatRules Committee

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S3117Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2012· Committee discharged and committed to rules

Allows persons 62 years or older in any housing project to keep common household pets

Allows persons 62 years or older to keep and care for common household pets in municipal housing; prevents eviction of such persons based on the ownership of pets; provides that any pet who poses a…

Adriano EspaillatRules Committee

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S3008Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2012· Committee discharged and committed to rules

Authorizes police agencies to charge fees for searching, copying, and mailing police agency generated records

Authorizes police agencies to charge fees for searching, copying, and mailing police agency generated records.

Adriano EspaillatRules Committee

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S3009Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2012· Committee discharged and committed to rules

Requires entities receiving a certain tax exemption to employ New York state residents during the course of a project

Requires entities receiving a certain tax exemption to utilize New York State residents as at least eighty-five percent of its workforce during the course of a project for which the exemption is…

Adriano EspaillatRules Committee

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S2972Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2012· Committee discharged and committed to rules

Authorizes recoupment of financial incentives awarded businesses upon failure to fulfill the terms of such incentive

Authorizes recoupment by the state or any political subdivision of financial incentives such as awards, loans, grants or tax abatements, awarded businesses for purposes of job training, job creation…

Adriano EspaillatRules Committee

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S1878Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2012· Committee discharged and committed to rules

Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords upon request information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential premises

Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords or lessors, upon request of prospective tenants or lessees, information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for…

Adriano EspaillatRules Committee

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S1874Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2012· Committee discharged and committed to rules

Requires employment agencies in the city of New York to provide and post a job seekers bill of rights

Requires employment agencies in the city of New York to provide a brochure with and post a job seekers bill of rights.

Adriano EspaillatRules Committee

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S1862Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2012· Committee discharged and committed to rules

Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act, granting collective bargaining rights, workers' compensation and unemployment benefits to farmworkers

Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act: grants collective bargaining rights to farm laborers; requires employers of farm laborers to allow at least 24 consecutive hours of rest each week;…

Adriano EspaillatRules Committee

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S1870Senate· Moved Mar 13, 2012· Committee discharged and committed to rules

Requires orders of protection issued in family court or in cases of family offenses in criminal court to be translated into the native language of the parties

Requires orders of protection and temporary orders of protection issued in family court or in cases of family offenses in criminal court or in matrimonial actions to be translated by an interpreter…

Adriano EspaillatRules Committee

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S6335Senate· Moved Mar 7, 2012· Amend and recommit to labor

Raises the statutory minimum wage

Raises the statutory minimum wage from $7.15 to $8.50 on and after January 1, 2013; raises the minimum wage to $9.25 on and after January 1, 2014.

Adriano EspaillatLabor Committee

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S6589Senate· Moved Mar 1, 2012· Referred to education

Authorizes the board of education of the city school district of the city of New York to establish standards for admission to special high schools

Authorizes the board of education of the city school district of the city of New York to establish standards for admission to special high schools.

Adriano EspaillatEducation Committee

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S3878Senate· Moved Feb 15, 2012· Amend and recommit to health

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…

Adriano EspaillatHealth Committee

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S6071Senate· Moved Feb 6, 2012· Recommit, enacting clause stricken

Creates the New York DREAM fund commission

Creates the New York DREAM fund commission, which shall be committed to advancing the educational opportunities of children of immigrants through scholarship programs that provide assistance with…

Adriano EspaillatStricken

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S6391Senate· Moved Feb 2, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Prohibits warehousing of housing accommodations and harassment of tenants; provides penalties therefor

Provides that civil penalties may be levied against an owner who intentionally withholds a housing accommodation from the market, including for the purpose of future co-operative conversion.

Adriano EspaillatHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S6389Senate· Moved Feb 2, 2012· Referred to environmental conservation

Prohibits discharge of chlorine compounds into the waters of the state

Enacts the "chlorine zero discharge act"; prohibits the discharge of chlorine compounds into the navigable waters of the state by pulp and paper manufacturing concerns after 4 years; directs…

Adriano EspaillatEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S6388Senate· Moved Feb 2, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Prohibits increase in maximum rents unless essential tenant services are maintained

Prohibits any increase in the average monthly rental of a property by a limited-profit housing company unless the appropriate local housing agency certifies that there exists no recorded violations…

Adriano EspaillatHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S6070Senate· Moved Feb 1, 2012· Amend and recommit to transportation

Authorizes certain undocumented Americans to obtain New York state drivers' licenses or non-driver identification cards

Authorizes certain undocumented Americans to obtain New York state drivers' licenses or non-driver identification cards if they have a high school diploma or equivalency.

Adriano EspaillatTransportation Committee

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S5915Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2012· Amend and recommit to environmental conservation

Requires monitoring by DEC of water contamination throughout the state and notification of such contamination by the department of health

Requires monitoring by DEC of water contamination throughout the state and notification to residents of the state of such contamination by the department of health and the public health and health…

Adriano EspaillatEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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S5914Senate· Moved Jan 20, 2012· Amend and recommit to codes

Relates to expiration and renewal provisions of certain firearms licenses

Relates to expiration and renewal provisions of certain firearms licenses; shortens length of certification in NYC from three years to two; Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk from five to two and all…

Adriano EspaillatCodes Committee

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S6265Senate· Moved Jan 18, 2012· Referred to cities

Establishes a central registry of child day care complaint investigations in New York City

Establishes a central registry of child day care complaint investigations in New York City.

Adriano EspaillatCities Committee

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S5810Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to extending the effectiveness of the New York state infrastructure fund

Extends provisions relating to mortgage pool insurance.

Adriano EspaillatCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S5681Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Provides that income certification forms shall not appear on letterhead of the state and shall be revised to set forth content in plain language

Provides that income certification forms shall not appear on letterhead of the state and shall be revised to set forth content in plain language.

Adriano EspaillatHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S5580Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to establishing fair, equitable and appropriate English language testing requirements for certain students with limited English proficiency

Relates to establishing fair, equitable and appropriate English language testing requirements for certain students with limited English proficiency; provides that students who enter New York schools…

Adriano EspaillatEducation Committee

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S5251Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes additional causes of action under harassment of a rent regulated tenant; creates harrassment of a rent regulated tenant in the second degree; creates quality affordable housing preservation fund

Establishes additional causes of action under harassment of a rent regulated tenant; creates harassment of a rent regulated tenant in the second degree; creates quality affordable housing…

Adriano EspaillatCodes Committee

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S5250Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to judiciary

Creates a subpart of the housing part to handle cases involving condominiums and cooperative buildings

Creates a special subpart of the housing part within the NYC civil court to handle cases involving condominiums and cooperative buildings.

Adriano EspaillatJudiciary Committee

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S4536Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Enacts the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act

Enacts the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act; creates offenses of illegal gun trafficking, criminal possession of a weapon by a minor, criminal use of a weapon by a minor, and lost or stolen firearm to…

Adriano EspaillatCodes Committee

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S4539Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Relates to the bond issuance charge

Relates to the bond issuance charge as applied to the New York city housing development corporation.

Adriano EspaillatCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S4534Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Increases the penalties for knowingly possessing a large capacity ammunition feeding device; repealer

Increases the penalties for knowingly possessing a large capacity ammunition feeding device.

Adriano EspaillatCodes Committee

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S4537Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Relates to the prohibition of illegal gun trafficking

Relates to the prohibition of illegal gun trafficking; makes the violation of such prohibition a class D felony.

Adriano EspaillatCodes Committee

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S4538Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Requires the safe storage of all guns, either in a safe or with a locking device, and provides penalties for simple and complex violations; requires notices

Requires the safe storage of all guns, either in a safe or with a locking device, and provides penalties for simple and complex violations (removal from premises, injury or death results); requires…

Adriano EspaillatCodes Committee

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S4463Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Prohibits landlords from refusing to deal with certain people solely because those people were involved in prior summary proceedings

Prohibits landlords from refusing to deal with certain people solely because those people were involved in prior summary proceedings.

Adriano EspaillatInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S4464Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Authorizes a teenage parenting skills development demonstration program and appropriates $100,000 therefor

Authorizes the commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of the office of children and family services, to develop a teenage parenting skills development demonstration program…

Adriano EspaillatFinance Committee

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S4461Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Enacts the bilingual services act

Enacts the bilingual services act to provide for effective communication between all levels of government and the people of this state who are precluded from utilizing public services because of…

Adriano EspaillatFinance Committee

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S4462Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Establishes the New York International Scholarship program and makes an appropriation therefor

Establishes the New York International Scholarship program; creates a program to supplement individuals receiving grants under the Benjamin A.

Adriano EspaillatFinance Committee

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S4349Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to consumer protection

Provides clarification on the gun show events to include the building structures and grounds where shows occur; and public auctions, flea markets and garage sales

Provides clarification on the definition of gun show events to include the building structures and grounds where shows occur; and to include public auctions, flea markets and garage sales; and…

Adriano EspaillatConsumer Protection Committee

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