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Congratulating four residents of Atria Kew Gardens Senior Living upon the occasion of celebrating milestone Birthdays in 2012

Andrew HevesiAdopted

Adopted

Requires inspection and regulation of all electric and gas meters that measure usage of any end use customer of electricity or gas services by the public service commission

Requires inspection and regulation of all electric and gas meters that measure usage of any end use customer of electricity or gas services by the public service commission.

Andrew HevesiOn the Assembly floor

Requires organizations that receive funds for capital improvements use such funds for the purchase of energy star equipment and appliances where available

Requires organizations that receive funds for capital improvements by the New York state dormitory authority and the upstate empire state development corporation to use such funds for the purchase…

Andrew HevesiWays And Means Committee

Provides a tax credit for farmers who use biodiesel fuel for the sole operation of their farm equipment

Provides a tax credit for farmers who use qualified biodiesel fuel for the sole operation of their farm equipment.

Andrew HevesiWays And Means Committee

Establishes the taxpayer access to publicly funded research act

Establishes the taxpayer access to publicly funded research act requiring any executive branch agency, commission or authority that funds direct research to establish a public access policy that…

Andrew HevesiGovernmental Operations 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…

Andrew HevesiConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Authorizes the use of cool roofs on new or substantially renovated state-owned buildings

Authorizes the use of cool roofs on new construction or substantially renovated state-owned buildings; relates to establishing the state green building construction act.

Andrew HevesiWays And Means Committee

Allows certain employees to utilize sick and personal leave when authorized to take leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

Allows state, local government, school district and other political subdivision employees to utilize sick and personal leave when authorized to take leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave…

Andrew HevesiLabor Committee

Relates to requirements for eligibility of colleges under the New York state higher education loan program

Relates to requirements for eligibility of colleges under the New York state higher education loan program; requires a physical location in the state but not the main headquarters of the institution.

Andrew HevesiHigher Education Committee

Increases the penalties imposed upon gas and electric utilities for failure to file or correct an annual report with the public service commission

Increases the penalties imposed upon gas and electric utilities for failure to file or correct an annual report with the public service commission; such penalties shall not be more than one-tenth of…

Andrew HevesiOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the facilitation of certain prostitution crimes

Relates to the facilitation of certain prostitution crimes; increases the maximum term of the indeterminate sentence by one year for certain prostitution crimes where a commercial social networking…

Andrew HevesiCodes Committee

Requires notification by the superintendent of a school district to a transfer school/school district where an employee or volunteer has a report of child abuse in an educational setting

Requires notification by the superintendent of a school district to a transfer school/school district where an employee or volunteer has a report of child abuse in an educational setting;…

Andrew HevesiEducation Committee

Requires immediate termination of employees or volunteers convicted of any crime involving child abuse in an educational setting

Requires immediate termination of employees or volunteers convicted of any crime involving child abuse in an educational setting.

Andrew HevesiEducation Committee

Places certain restrictions on internet use by individuals who are convicted of promoting prostitution or sex trafficking where the internet was used to facilitate the commission of such crime

Places certain restrictions on internet use by individuals who are convicted of promoting prostitution or sex trafficking where the internet was used to facilitate the commission of such crime;…

Andrew HevesiCodes Committee

Requires information sharing between school districts and primary care physicians for managed care programs

Requires information sharing between school districts and primary care physicians for managed care programs where students have individualized education programs.

Andrew HevesiHealth Committee

Relates to removal of raccoons in New York city

Relates to removal of raccoons in New York city; requires the New York city department of health and mental hygiene to remove any raccoon upon request from a member of the public and to effectuate…

Andrew HevesiCities Committee

Extends the application of the clean heating fuel credit until January 1, 2017

Extends the application of the clean heating fuel credit until January 1, 2017.

Andrew HevesiOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes the consumer protection division to establish a bike theft prevention awareness and education program

Authorizes the NYS Consumer Protection Board to establish a bike theft prevention awareness and education program; provides that the director shall produce & distribute educational materials and…

Andrew HevesiStricken

Directs the division of criminal justice services to publish a brochure directing the public on how to gather criminal background information

Directs the division of criminal justice services to publish a brochure describing the resources available to the general public for gathering criminal background information.

Andrew HevesiFinance 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…

Andrew HevesiConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Requires publication of the New York City housing and vacancy survey and rent reduction schedules every three years

Allows owners of buildings which are master metered for electricity and have rent inclusion of electricity to file applications to terminate the rent inclusion of electricity for such accommodations.

Andrew HevesiOn the Assembly floor

Requires the use of biodiesel blend in state diesel operated vehicles

Requires the use of biodiesel blend in state diesel operated vehicles; defines biodiesel blend as renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester combustible liquid fuel derived from agricultural plant…

Andrew HevesiGovernmental Operations Committee

Requires a blend of biodiesel fuel in retail heating oil

Requires a blend of biodiesel fuel in retail heating oil: 5% in 2013; 10% in 2014 and 20% in 2015 and thereafter; describes the term biodiesel blend as renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester…

Andrew HevesiEnergy Committee

Directs the division for small business to maintain a small business portal on the department of economic development's website

Directs the division for small business to maintain a small business portal on the department of economic development's internet website; provides such portal shall be a one-stop source of…

Andrew HevesiCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

Establishes a biodiesel grant program for the agricultural production of biodiesel

Establishes a biodiesel grant program for the agricultural production of biodiesel fuel; defines biodiesel fuel as a renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester combustible liquid fuel derived from…

Andrew HevesiEnergy Committee

Requires general purpose lights used in all public buildings to meet certain energy efficiency standards

Requires general purpose lights used in all public buildings to meet certain energy efficiency standards; standards increase over time.

Andrew HevesiEnergy Committee

Directs public service commission to require electric and steam corporations to provide rate reductions or refunds for inadequate or interrupted service

Directs the public service commission to require electric and steam corporations to provide rate reductions or refunds for inadequate or interrupted service; requires electric corporations, in…

Andrew HevesiCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to liability limitations for local brownfield sites issued city certificates of completion

Liability limitations for local brownfield sites issued city certificates of completion.

Andrew HevesiCities Committee

Requires all new outdoor lighting to be solid-state lighting

Requires all new outdoor lighting installed by any state agency or public corporation to be solid-state lighting.

Andrew HevesiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Provides that diesel fuel that contains a concentration of sulfur that is less than or equal to 15 parts per million shall not be sold unless it includes biodiesel

Provides that diesel fuel that contains a concentration of sulfur that is less than or equal to fifteen parts per million shall not be sold or offered for sale unless such diesel fuel includes…

Andrew HevesiEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Limits plea bargains for individuals charged with sex offenses committed against children

Limits plea bargains for individuals charged with sex offenses committed against children; cannot plea to a lesser included offense where such offense is not a sex offense.

Andrew HevesiCodes Committee

Provides a tax deduction for the installation of mechanical insulation property

Provides a tax deduction for the installation of mechanical insulation property in any taxable year; provides that such deduction shall be for the lesser of 30% of the cost of such property or the…

Andrew HevesiWays And Means Committee

Authorizes youth services organizations to search records of the division of criminal justice services to determine if an applicant has been convicted of a sex offense

Authorizes youth services organizations to search records of the division of criminal justice services to determine if an applicant has been convicted of a sex offense.

Andrew HevesiCorrection Committee

Creates the New York renewable energy development and jobs act of 2011

Creates the renewable energy development and jobs act of 2011 authorizing renewable energy credits for the New York power authority and the Long Island power authority.

Andrew HevesiEnergy Committee

Provides a tax exemption on certain non-commercial energy star appliances

Provides a tax exemption on certain non-commercial energy star appliances; applies exemption on the first Saturday and Sunday of May and September on Energy Star appliances which cost less than…

Andrew HevesiWays And Means Committee

Expands the scope of management and operations audits of gas and electric corporations conducted by the public service commission

Expands the scope of management and operations audits of gas and electric corporations conducted by the public service commission; requires copies of such audits to be provided to the governor and…

Andrew HevesiCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Provides that every schedule of rates of gas and electric corporations which is based on operation of over 18 months, shall be reviewed annually

Provides that every gas or electric rate schedule, which is based on projections of revenues, expenditures and utility operations for more than 18 months, shall be annually reviewed by the public…

Andrew HevesiEnergy Committee

Relates to accident and investigation reports

Relates to accident and investigation reports and requires reports submitted to the commissioner of motor vehicles to include an enumeration of any convictions on the operating record of the…

Andrew HevesiTransportation Committee

Authorizes tenants to request the installation of smart or advanced meters

Authorizes tenants to request the installation of smart or advanced meters where the building they occupy is being converted to an electric or gas meter that measures usage of any end-use customer…

Andrew HevesiEnergy Committee

Includes possession of four or more stolen bicycles in the crime of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree

Includes possession of four or more stolen bicycles in the crime of criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree.

Andrew HevesiCodes Committee

Authorizes the N.Y. State Consumer Protection Board to establish a bike theft prevention website and requires posting notification of such registration by bike retailers

Authorizes the NYS Consumer Protection Board to establish a bike theft prevention website; requires bike shops to provide notice to buyers, to post information and provides for civil penalties for…

Andrew HevesiConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Extends the clean heating fuel credit to January 1, 2017

Extends the clean heating fuel credit to January 1, 2017.

Andrew HevesiSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorizes records of bodies of deceased persons to be kept by an electronic log

Authorizes records of bodies of deceased persons to be kept by electronic log.

Andrew HevesiSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Makes technical corrections to provisions on possession and transportation of wildlife

Makes technical corrections to provisions on possession and transportation of wildlife.

Andrew HevesiSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Directs NYSERDA to undertake a statewide study of consumer behaviors with respect to energy efficiency and clean energy technology

Directs NYS energy research and development authority to undertake a statewide study of consumer behaviors with respect to energy efficiency and clean energy technology programs.

Andrew HevesiOn the Assembly floor

Requires a solar powered trash compacting garbage receptacle pilot program

Requires a solar powered trash compacting garbage receptacle pilot program whereby 100 garbage receptacles in certain parks will be replaced with solar powered trash compacting garbage receptacles…

Andrew HevesiOn the Assembly floor

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority to submit an annual report detailing energy efficiency portfolio standard and approving program

Requires the New York state energy research and development authority to submit an annual report detailing energy efficiency portfolio standard and approving programs.

Andrew HevesiSigned by Governor

Signed into law