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Expands requirements relating to the development and operation of a data match system for tax collection purposes

Expands requirements relating to the development and operation of a data match system to facilitate the identification and seizure of non-exempt financial assets of tax debtors.

Herman D. FarrellSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Grants eligibility for student financial aid to persons granted deferred action for childhood arrival status and to certain non-residents of the state

Grants eligibility for student financial aid to persons granted deferred action for childhood arrival status and to certain non-residents of the state.

Francisco MoyaHigher Education Committee

Relates to farm winery and farm distillery sales tax information return filing requirements

Relates to farm winery and farm distillery sales tax information return filing requirements.

Herman D. FarrellSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the application of the Iranian energy sector divestment act to public authorities and SUNY and CUNY

Provides for the application of the Iranian energy sector divestment act to public authorities and SUNY and CUNY; prohibits certain contracts.

Sheldon SilverSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the the exemption from taxation of alterations and improvements to multiple dwellings to eliminate fire and health hazards; repealer

Relates to the the exemption from taxation of alterations and improvements to multiple dwellings to eliminate fire and health hazards; relates to a partial abatement of real property taxes for…

Vito LopezWays And Means Committee

Requires electric corporations to submit electric utility emergency plans to the public service commission for review and approval

Requires electric corporations to submit electric utility emergency plans to the public service commission for review and approval; provides such plans shall set forth training and planning for…

Francisco MoyaRules Committee

Expands the powers and duties of the community district education council and restricts the authority of the city board of education of the city of New York to co-locate schools

Expands the powers and duties of the community district education council and restricts the authority of the city board of education of the city of New York to co-locate schools.

Keith L.T. WrightRules Committee

Relates to payment of independent contractors

Relates to payment of independent contractors and authorizes the department of labor to investigate complaints, make claims for compensation, assess liquid damages, civil penalties and criminal…

Sheldon SilverRules Committee

Enacts the "protection of people with special needs act"; repealer

Enacts the "protection of people with special needs act"; enacts various provisions for the protection of persons in state operated and licensed facilities from abuse, neglect and mistreatment;…

Felix OrtizOn the Assembly floor

Includes eating disorders awareness, prevention, reduction and treatment within the health care and wellness education and outreach program

Includes eating disorders awareness, prevention, reduction and treatment, especially among children and adolescents, within the health care and wellness education and outreach program of the…

Peter RiveraRules Committee

Repeals provisions of the tax law to remove prohibition on tax return preparers or facilitators operating in same premises as licensed check cashers

Removes prohibition on tax return preparers or facilitators operating in same premises as licensed check cashers.

Herman D. FarrellOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the crime of possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child

Relates to the crime of possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child to include knowingly accessing with intent to view such material.

Joseph LentolOn the Assembly floor

Requires the sanitation department of the city of New York to provide a photograph of the materials, condition or situation alleged to constitute the violation

Requires the sanitation department of the city of New York to provide owners, lessees or persons in charge of a premises at which a violation of the city solid waste disposal law is alleged to have…

Dov HikindRules Committee

Enacts the "safe patient handling act"

Enacts the safe patient handling act to establish a statewide safe patient handling policy for health care facilities in the state; creates the New York state safe patient handling work group.

Aileen GuntherHealth Committee

Prohibits disclosure of highway, bridge, tunnel and other thoroughfare toll and transit records, with exceptions

Prohibits the disclosure of highway, bridge, tunnel and other thoroughfare toll records, and commuter railroad and transit records to protect privacy, unless necessary to perform law enforcement…

Phillip GoldfederRules Committee

Prohibits the imposition of any charge or fee on the telephone bill of a consumer when such fee is imposed by a third party, without the consent of the consumer

Prohibits the imposition of any charge or fee on the telephone bill of a consumer when such fee or charge is imposed by a third party, unless the consumer explicitly agrees to the nature and amount…

Frank SkartadosRules Committee

Requires landlord to pay penalties if he fails in action to evict tenant on grounds of primary residency

Provides that an owner or lessor of a rent controlled or rent stabilized unit who commences an action in bad faith to recover possession on the grounds that it is not occupied as the tenant's…

Brian KavanaghRules Committee

Prohibits rental car companies from discriminating on the basis of geographical location

Prohibits rental car companies from discriminating on the basis of the geographical location of the residence of the person attempting to enter into the rental agreement; prohibits imposing of…

Brian KavanaghRules Committee

Enacts a one and one-half percent cap on class share increases in certain assessing units which are cities

Provides that in an assessing unit which is a city the current base proportion of any class shall not exceed the adjusted base proportion or adjusted proportion of the preceding year by more than 1…

Herman D. FarrellOn the Assembly floor

Provides for the development of an environmental health tracking system within the department of health with cooperation from certain other agencies

Provides for the development of an environmental health tracking system within the department of health with cooperation from the departments of environmental conservation and labor; provides that…

Didi BarrettRules Committee

Relates to the sale of bonds, the down payment for projects financed by bonds, variable rate debt and interest rate exchange agreements of the city of New York

Relates to the sale of bonds, the down payment for projects financed by bonds, variable rate debt and interest rate exchange agreements of the city of New York.

Herman D. FarrellOn the Assembly floor

Relates to recovery of certain housing accommodations by a landlord

Relates to recovery of certain housing accommodations by a landlord; limits a landlord's ability to take possession of units for their own primary residence, permit recovery of only one unit, and…

Vito LopezRules Committee

Requires the cost of major capital improvements to be recovered through a monthly surcharge on rents

Establishes a methodology for determining major capital improvements (MCI) rent surcharges based on a seven year schedule; provides that such MCI's shall be calculated as a rent surcharge and shall…

Daniel O'DonnellRules Committee

Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol; repealer

Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol.

Linda RosenthalRules Committee

Enacts the "New York state healthy and green procurement act"

Enacts the "New York state healthy and green procurement act".

Robert SweeneyRules Committee

Relates to prescription drug reform; repealer

Enacts the Internet system for tracking over-prescribing (I-STOP) act and creates a prescription monitoring program registry (part A); relates to prescription drug forms, electronic prescribing and…

Michael CusickOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the offense of criminal possession of marihuana in the fifth degree

Relates to the offense of criminal possession of marihuana in the fifth degree.

Hakeem JeffriesOn the Assembly floor

Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms of employment of certain state officers and employees who are members of the security services unit; repealer; appropriation

Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms of employment of certain state officers and employees who are members of the security services unit; implements an agreement between the state and…

Jeffrion AubrySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorizes political subdivisions to award public contracts to participants of a MWBE program at a cost premium not to exceed ten percent of the lowest bid

Authorizes political subdivisions to award public contracts to participants of a minority and women owned business enterprise program at a cost premium not to exceed ten percent of the lowest bid.

Herman D. FarrellWays And Means Committee

Relates to forensic DNA testing and to requests for certain DNA test comparisons

Establishes the minimum period of time that forensic samples should be retained by investigating authorities; creates the state commission for the integrity of the criminal justice system, as an…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Establishes the natural gas production contamination response and compensation program

Establishes the natural gas production contamination response and compensation program and creates the New York natural gas production contamination damage recovery and remediation fund.

Robert SweeneyOn the Assembly floor

Relates to rental discrimination based on income

Relates to rental discrimination based on income.

Rafael EspinalOn the Assembly floor

Relates to partial abatement of real property taxes

Extends for four years a real property tax abatement program for cooperative and condominium units in cities of one million or more, to address the inequitable tax treatment of co-op and condo owners.

Sheldon SilverOn the Assembly floor

Provides for assessments prior to 2012 no change of allocation of income or capital upon which taxpayer's return was based shall be made during specified timeframe

Provides for assessments prior to 2012 no change of allocation of income or capital upon which taxpayers return was based shall be made where such assessment of tax is made during additional…

Herman D. FarrellOn the Assembly floor

Establishes the New York dream act, providing certain benefits to undocumented immigrants that satisfy certain criteria

Establishes the New York dream act, providing certain people with access to state-, city-, town-, and/or village-funded financial aid programs.

Guillermo LinaresGovernmental Operations Committee

Relates to the conditions affecting the refunding of bonds

Relates to the conditions affecting the refunding of bonds.

Herman D. FarrellCities Committee

Prohibits the transportation of hydraulic fracturing fluids and waste, for any purpose within the city of New York or within 25 miles of such city

Prohibits the transportation of hydraulic fracturing fluids and waste, for any purpose within the city of New York or within 25 miles of such city.

Herman D. FarrellEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to the minimum wage and makes technical changes to the labor law relating thereto

Relates to the minimum wage and makes technical changes to the labor law relating thereto.

Keith L.T. WrightLabor Committee

Prohibits a person from operating a motor vehicle with children under the age of 8 in the front seat in most cases

Prohibits a person from operating a motor vehicle with children under the age of 8 in the front seat in most cases; makes limited exceptions.

Sandy GalefTransportation Committee

Provides that a lender may receive not more than 20% of the future appreciation of property secured by a reverse mortgage granted to a person 60 years old or older

Provides that a lender providing a reverse mortgage to a person who is 60 years of age or older may receive not more than 20% of the future appreciation of property secured by the mortgage as…

Herman D. FarrellJudiciary Committee

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 26, 2012, as West Point Day in the State of New York

Nancy CalhounAdopted

Adopted

Relates to global warming pollution control

Relates to global warming pollution control; establishes greenhouse gas limits and a greenhouse gas reporting system.

Robert SweeneyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Provides that employers shall notify employees of potential state and federal earned income tax credits

Provides that employers shall notify employees of potential state and federal earned income tax credits and delineates the contents, timing and manner of providing notice as well as options…

Herman D. FarrellOn the Assembly floor

Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent upon the renewal of a lease

Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent, rent charged and paid by the tenant which is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommodation, upon the renewal of…

Hakeem JeffriesOn the Assembly floor

Amends the waterfront commission act

Amends the waterfront commission act, relating to empowering the waterfront commission to accept applications in the longshoremen's register.

Michael CusickCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Implements state policy of fair and equal pay for equivalent value of work

Implements state policy of fair and equal pay for equivalent value of work; provides that the principle of fair and equal pay for similar work and for equivalent value of work shall be followed in…

Ellen C. JaffeeCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Establishes a special commission on compensation for state employees designated managerial or confidential and provides for its powers and duties

Establishes a special commission on compensation for state employees designated managerial or confidential; provides for the powers and duties of such commission.

Herman D. FarrellGovernmental Employees Committee

Makes technical changes to certain references to the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years

Chapter amendment making technical changes to certain references to the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years.

Herman D. FarrellOn the Assembly floor