Co-sponsored bills

Relates to unclaimed life insurance benefits

Requires insurers to perform a comparison of life insurance policies against the federal Death Master File to identify potential matches of its insureds or account holders and to complete a good…

Joseph MorelleSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Phases out and eliminates state aid for certain independent institutions of higher learning (Bundy aid); repealer

Phases out and eliminates state aid for certain independent institutions of higher learning (Bundy aid); transfers the monies saved to the state university of New York and the city university of New…

Peter RiveraStricken

Relates to derivative transactions and derivative instruments

Relates to derivative transactions and over the counter derivative instruments.

Joseph MorelleSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to denial of health insurance claims

Relates to denial of health insurance claims.

Joseph MorelleSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to conferring a state seal of biliteracy for students who achieve certain criteria in the language arts

Relates to conferring a state seal of biliteracy for students who achieve certain criteria in the language arts.

Carmen E. ArroyoSigned 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

Relates to restrictions upon the conduct of games of chance

Relates to restrictions upon the conduct of games of chance.

Robin SchimmingerOn the Assembly floor

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

Relates to self-funded student health benefit plans

Relates to self-funded student health benefit plans.

Joseph MorelleOn 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

Clarifies that individuals have the ability to vote by absentee ballot where their maximum sentence of imprisonment has expired

Clarifies that individuals have the ability to vote by absentee ballot where their maximum sentence of imprisonment has expired.

Jeffrion AubryRules Committee

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

Relates to the duties of providers of mammography services to notify and inform patients if a mammogram demonstrates dense breast tissue

Relates to duties of providers of mammography services to notify and inform patients if a mammogram demonstrates dense breast tissue.

Ellen C. JaffeeOn the Assembly floor

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

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

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;…

Catherine NolanCodes Committee

Relates to the definition of autism

Relates to the definition of autism.

Thomas AbinantiWays And Means Committee

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 the consideration of certain factors when determining the issuance of an order of recognizance or bail

Relates to the consideration of certain factors when determining the issuance of an order of recognizance or bail.

Amy PaulinRules Committee

Requires office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to establish a curriculum for course of instruction on adolescent problem gambling in grades 4 through 12

Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, in consultation with the education department, to establish a course of instruction on adolescent problem gambling which may be…

Peter RiveraFinance Committee

Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance

Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance; permits insured to refuse supplementary insurance; requires certain disclaimer.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

Enacts bill of adoptee rights clarifying language and procedures for obtaining birth certificates and medical histories for adoptees

Enacts Bill of Adoptee Rights clarifying language and procedures for obtaining birth certificates and medical histories of adoptees; permits an adopted adult to access certain records when they…

David WeprinCodes Committee

Requires employers to make a conditional offer of employment before inquiring about any criminal convictions of a prospective employee

Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices; requires employers to make a conditional offer of employment before inquiring about any criminal convictions of a prospective employee.

Jeffrion AubryCodes Committee

Authorizes health insurance reimbursement for certified registered nurse anesthetists providing anesthesia services

Authorizes health insurance reimbursement for certified registered nurse anesthetists providing anesthesia services.

George LatimerInsurance Committee

Relates arbitration of claims under the comprehensive motor vehicle insurance reparations act

Relates to fair settlement practices under the comprehensive motor vehicle insurance reparations act; requires mandatory arbitration of no-fault disputes.

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

Relates to providing for the use of treatment guidelines in the no-fault system

Relates to providing for the use of treatment guidelines in the no-fault system; prohibits insurers from paying any charge which exceeds the applicable fee schedule or which is not provided for…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

Relates to fair claims settlement practices under the comprehensive motor vehicle insurance reparations act

Relates to fair claims settlement practices under the comprehensive motor vehicle insurance reparations act; requires a medical provider to present information that the services billed are medically…

Joseph MorelleInsurance Committee

Allows that the Westchester county governing body appoint an additional member of the Westchester county industrial development agency

Allows that the Westchester county governing body appoint an additional member of the Westchester county industrial development agency.

Thomas AbinantiLocal Government Committee

Establishes the Bill of Adoptee Rights

Enacts Bill of Adoptee Rights clarifying language and procedures for obtaining birth certificates and medical histories of adoptees; permits an adopted adult to access certain records when they…

David WeprinHealth Committee

Prohibits contracts with out-of-state school districts in relation to aidable shared service

Prohibits contracts with out of state school districts in relation to aidable shared service.

Amy PaulinEducation Committee

Establishes a healthcare reinvestment fund suburban demonstration project

Establishes a healthcare reinvestment fund suburban demonstration project; defines terms; creates an oversight committee; provides for distribution of funds and calculation of reinvestment fund…

Amy PaulinHealth Committee

Relates to the procurement of banking services

Relates to the procurement of banking services.

Brian KavanaghBanks Committee

Authorizes the use of school buildings and school sites for religious meetings and worship when not in use for school purposes

Authorizes the use of school buildings and school sites for religious meetings and worship when not in use for school purposes or when such service or worship is deemed not disruptive of normal…

Nelson CastroEducation Committee

Relates to acknowledging that the institution of slavery was an appalling tragedy in the history of this state

Relates to acknowledging that the institution of slavery was an appalling tragedy in the history of this state.

Keith L.T. WrightInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to rent regulation

Relates to rent regulation; relates to recovery of certain housing accommodations by a landlord; relates to the declaration of emergencies for certain rental housing accommodations; extends certain…

Vito LopezHousing Committee

Requires all insurance policies and medical assistance to provide coverage for medically necessary hearing aids for children under 16 years of age

Enacts "Isabella's law" to require all health insurance policies and medical assistance to provide insurance coverage for the cost of medically necessary hearing aids for children under the age of 16.

Matthew TitoneInsurance Committee

Relates to insurance coverage of early intervention services

Relates to insurance coverage of early intervention services.

Amy PaulinInsurance Committee

Relates to sentencing and resentencing in domestic violence cases

Relates to sentencing and resentencing in domestic violence cases.

Jeffrion AubryCodes Committee

Requires the public service commission to conduct an in-depth public interest analysis of proposed mergers by telephone corporations and other telecom service providers

Requires the public service commission to conduct an in-depth public interest analysis of proposed mergers by telephone corporations and other telecommunications services providers; requires the…

James F. BrennanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to capping compensation for hospital executives

Relates to capping compensation for hospital executives.

Deborah GlickHealth Committee

Enacts the "reproductive health act"; repealer

Enacts the "reproductive health act"; provides a fundamental right to choose contraception and the right of a female to determine the course of a pregnancy; authorizes abortion prior to viability;…

Deborah GlickHealth Committee

Enacts the public benefits for professional facilities act

Enacts the "public benefits for professional facilities act"; defines terms; provides that any state or local authority that grants any benefit, for the purpose of construction, reconstruction,…

Brian KavanaghWays And Means Committee

Allows certification of disability by the United States veterans administration

Allows certification of disability by the United States veterans' administration.

Robert CastelliTransportation Committee

Extends the statute of limitations in criminal and civil actions for certain sex offenses committed against a child less than eighteen years of age

Establishes the period of limitation for the prosecution of a sex offense defined in article 130 of the penal law, incest in the first, second or third degrees or use of a child in a sexual…

Margaret MarkeyCodes Committee

Makes provisions relating to the suspension of licenses

Provides that the owner of a hazard vehicle service or of a taxicab, livery, bus, coach, limousine, van or wheel chair accessible van service, who has permitted an employee to operate such a vehicle…

Vivian CookTransportation Committee

Requires police officers who have discharged their weapon in the course of their employment to be tested for the presence of drugs and/or alcohol

Requires police officers who have discharged their weapon in the course of their employment to be tested for the presence of drugs and/or alcohol within three hours of such discharge; establishes…

Keith L.T. WrightLabor Committee

Relates to establishing the online consumer protection act

Relates to establishing the online consumer protection act; defines terms; provides that an advertising network shall post clear and conspicuous notice on the home page of its own website about its…

Brian KavanaghConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Establishes a civil cause of action for employees who are subjected to an abusive work environment

Establishes a civil cause of action for employees who are subjected to an abusive work environment.

Steven EnglebrightLabor Committee