Co-sponsored bills

Requires limit to maximum length of stay at residential program for victims of domestic violence

Requires limit to maximum length of stay at residential program for victims of domestic violence.

Rhoda JacobsSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to consignments of works of art to art merchants by artists and their successors in interest

Relates to consignments of works of art to art merchants by artists and their successors in interest.

Linda RosenthalSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires the screening of public school students for eating disorders

Requires public school students to be screened for eating disorders.

Peter RiveraStricken

Authorizes municipalities and districts thereof to contract for goods or services jointly with the state or other municipalities

Authorizes municipalities and districts thereof to contract for goods or services jointly with the state or other municipalities.

Peter RiveraStricken

Provides for the phase-out of state use of pesticides on state property and for state agency pest management plans

Provides for the phase-out on varying time schedules of state use of various categories of pesticides on state property; does not apply to certain antimicrobial pesticides; requires the department…

Peter RiveraStricken

Relates to the provision of services to out-of-state school districts by boards of cooperative educational services

Relates to the provision of services to out-of-state school districts by boards of cooperative educational services.

Catherine NolanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Creates the "sewage pollution right to know act"

Enacts the "sewage pollution right to know act"; requires publicly owned treatment works to report discharges of untreated or partially treated sewage.

Robert SweeneySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires access aisles of handicapped accessible parking spaces to be at least eight feet wide

Requires access aisles of handicapped accessible parking spaces to be at least eight feet wide.

Charles LavineSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires the department of environmental conservation to take action with respect to nonnative animal and plant species

Requires the department of environmental conservation, in cooperation with the department of agriculture and markets, to take action with respect to nonnative animal and plant species.

Robert SweeneySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorizes the board of education of the city school district of the city of New York to require minors who are five years old to attend kindergarten

Authorizes the board of education of the city school district of the city of New York to require minors who are five years old to attend kindergarten instruction.

Catherine NolanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Prohibits persons from owning, possessing, selling, transferring or manufacturing animal fighting paraphernalia

Prohibits persons from owning, possessing, selling, transferring or manufacturing animal fighting paraphernalia with intent to engage in animal fighting.

John McEnenySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Extends the occupancy tax in the city of New Rochelle until September 1, 2015

Extends the occupancy tax in the city of New Rochelle until September 1, 2015.

George LatimerSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to enacting the "save New York call center jobs act of 2012"

Enacts the "save New York call center jobs act of 2012"; requires prior notice of relocation of call center jobs from New York to a foreign country; directs the commissioner of labor to maintain a…

Hakeem JeffriesRules 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

Relates to warrants and orders of protection in PINS cases in the family court

Relates to warrants and orders of protection in persons in need of supervision cases in family court.

Annette RobinsonRules Committee

Relates to the submission of electronic bids in the awarding of certain contracts in certain municipalities

Relates to the submission of electronic bids in the awarding of certain contracts in the village of Port Chester and the city of New Rochelle.

George LatimerRules Committee

Requires a health impact assessment for horizontal gas drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New York

Requires a health impact assessment for horizontal gas drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New York.

Robert SweeneyRules Committee

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

Relates to attorney's fees for disciplinary proceedings

Relates to attorneys fees for disciplinary proceedings.

N. Nick PerryRules Committee

Extends permanent certain provisions of law relating to the use of certain voting machines

Extends certain provisions of law relating to the use of certain voting machines.

Michelle SchimelOn the Assembly floor

Prohibits the possession, sale, offer for sale, trade or distribution of shark fins

Prohibits the possession, sale, offering for sale, trade or distribution of shark fins.

Alan MaiselRules Committee

Requires boating safety certificates of all persons operating a mechanically propelled vessel; repealer

Requires boating safety certificates of certain persons operating a mechanically propelled vessel; provides exception in the case of new owners and certain renters.

Sandy GalefOn the Assembly floor

Enacts the reproductive health care facilities access act

Enacts the reproductive health care facilities access act; provides that the crime of criminal interference with health care services or religious worship shall be established by the mens rea of…

Thomas AbinantiCodes Committee

Establishes the nurse practitioners modernization act

Establishes the nurse practitioners modernization act which allows the practice of registered professional nursing by a certified nurse practitioner to include diagnosis and performance without…

Richard GottfriedRules Committee

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local blood drives

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to not-for-profit organizations and elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local…

Richard GottfriedRules Committee

Relates to child sexual abuse reporting and child abuse in higher educational settings

Relates to child sexual abuse reporting and child sexual abuse in higher educational settings; requires reporting to law enforcement and the president of the university by certain individuals;…

Deborah GlickHigher Education 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 bullying and cyberbullying in public schools

Prohibits bullying and cyberbullying in public schools.

Daniel O'DonnellOn the Assembly floor

Directs the NY city transit authority and the metropolitan transportation authority to report to the governor and legislature on service reductions and eliminations

Directs the New York city transit authority and the metropolitan transportation authority to report to the governor and the legislature on service reductions and eliminations.

James F. BrennanRules Committee

Prohibits the retail sale, distribution or offer to sell at retail to any person in the state, novelty lighters

Prohibits the retail sale, distribution or offer to sell at retail to any person in the state, novelty lighters; provides definition of novelty lighters; establishes civil penalties; makes certain…

Jeffrey DinowitzRules Committee

Prohibits smoking at playgrounds

Relates to smoking restrictions on playgrounds and enforcement by park police.

Sandy GalefRules Committee

Increases penalties associated with the packaging, sale or certification of kosher foods

Increases penalties associated with the packaging, sale or certification of kosher foods; increases first violation from one thousand dollars to two thousand five hundred dollars; increases second…

Linda RosenthalOn the Assembly floor

Specifies requirements for motor fuel advertising media

Specifies requirements for motor fuel advertising media.

Jeffrey DinowitzRules Committee

Provides for children under the age of eighteen to wear protective headgear while skiing, sledding or snowboarding

Requires children under the age of eighteen to wear protective headgear while skiing or snowboarding; imposes civil fines for violations thereof; applies safety in skiing code requirements to…

Brian KavanaghCodes Committee

Enacts the health care consumer and provider protection act relating to collective negotiations by health care providers with certain health care plans

Enacts provisions relating to collective negotiations by health care providers with certain health care plans in certain counties; applies to health benefit plans that provide benefits for medical…

Ronald CanestrariWays And Means Committee

Allows for a gift to the love your library fund on corporate and personal income tax return forms

Allows a taxpayer to elect to contribute a gift to the love your library fund on corporate and personal income tax return forms.

Sandy GalefRules Committee

Prohibits certain agencies from charging for the process of a FOIL request made by state and local agencies or the state legislature

Prohibits agencies from charging for the process of a FOIL request made by state and local agencies or the state legislature.

Linda RosenthalOn the Assembly floor

Establishes the clinical trial access and education fund to provide grants for certain services for patients with life-threatening or disabling conditions/diseases

Establishes the clinical trial access and education fund to provide grants to eligible applicants to provide certain services for patients with life-threatening or disabling conditions or diseases.

Richard GottfriedRules Committee

Enacts the "2012 corporate political expenditure disclosure act"

Enacts the "2012 corporate political expenditure disclosure act".

James F. BrennanElection Law Committee

Relates to the adoption registry

Relates to the adoption registry; permits applications from persons born outside the state but adopted within the state.

Charles LavineOn the Assembly floor

Legalizes the possession, manufacture, use, delivery, transfer, transport or administration of marihuana by a certified patient or designated caregiver

Legalizes the possession, acquisition, use, delivery, transfer, transport or administration of marihuana by a certified patient or designated caregiver for a certified medical use; prescribes…

Richard GottfriedRules Committee

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats

Restricts the performance of surgical devocalization procedures on dogs and cats.

Kenneth ZebrowskiRules Committee

Enacts various provisions of law deemed necessary by the state including establishing a domestic violence fatality review team; and issues related to confidentiality

Establishes a domestic violence fatality review team; adds members to the advisory council on domestic violence (part A); prohibits certain persons from controlling the disposition of a decedent's…

Joseph LentolOn the Assembly floor

Requires veteran organizations to provide assistance to veterans which adequately addresses military sexual trauma experienced by veterans due to their military service

Requires veteran organizations to provide assistance to veterans which adequately addresses military sexual trauma experienced by veterans due to their military service.

Addie JenneRules Committee

Relates to the definition of autism

Relates to the definition of autism.

Thomas AbinantiWays And Means Committee

Enhances the assisted outpatient treatment program and eliminates the expiration and repeal of Kendra's Law

Enhances the assisted outpatient treatment program; eliminates the expiration and repeal of Kendra's Law.

Aileen GuntherMental Health Committee

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

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

Robert SweeneyRules Committee

Requires the development of guidelines to help avert retraumatization of victims of sexual offenses in a behavioral health outpatient setting

Requires the development of guidelines and procedures by the office of mental health to help avert retraumatization of victims of sexual offenses in a behavioral health outpatient setting.

Robert SweeneyRules Committee