Co-sponsored bills

Includes writer salaries and fees within production costs eligible for the empire state film production credit

Includes writer's salaries and fees within production costs eligible for the empire state film production credit.

Peter RiveraStricken

Creates the crime of engaging in criminal street gang activity; establishes such crime shall be a class A misdemeanor

Creates the crime of engaging in criminal street gang activity; establishes such crime shall be a class A misdemeanor.

Peter RiveraStricken

Requires health insurers to provide full coverage for the prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder

Requires health insurers to provide full coverage for the prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder; establishes an advisory panel on health insurance coverage…

Peter RiveraStricken

Provides for the establishment of a traffic and parking violations agency in the county of Suffolk and appointment of traffic prosecutors

Provides for the establishment of a traffic and parking violations agency in the county of Suffolk and appointment of traffic prosecutors.

Philip RamosSigned 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

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

Expands the geographical area of employment of university police officers; repealer

Expands the geographical area of employment of university police officers.

Joseph LentolRules 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

Creates a farm brewery license

Creates a farm brewery license.

William MageeOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the composition of boards of elections

Relates to the composition of boards of elections.

Brian KavanaghElection Law Committee

Prohibits bullying and cyberbullying in public schools

Prohibits bullying and cyberbullying in public schools.

Daniel O'DonnellOn the Assembly floor

Establishes a beer production tax credit for beer produced within the state by a taxpayer that is registered as a distributor; repealer

Establishes a beer production tax credit for beer produced within the state by a taxpayer that is registered as a distributor.

Anthony BrindisiOn the Assembly floor

Relates to special surface water protection areas

Relates to special surface water protection areas.

Robert SweeneyRules Committee

Prohibits an employer from requesting that an employee or applicant disclose any means for accessing an electronic personal account or service

Prohibits an employer from requesting or requiring that an employee or applicant disclose any user name, password, or other means for accessing a personal account or service through specified…

Jeffrey DinowitzRules Committee

Establishes an education investment tax credit

Establishes an education investment tax credit.

Michael CusickWays And Means 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

Enacts the "2012 corporate political expenditure disclosure act"

Enacts the "2012 corporate political expenditure disclosure act".

James F. BrennanElection Law 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

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

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

Provides authorization to grant certain exemptions from real property tax for school districts to certain veterans

Provides authorization to grant certain exemptions from real property tax for school districts to eligible veterans where such exemption is adopted by the governing body of the school district.

Michael CusickRules Committee

Provides for the licensing of licensed orientation and mobility specialists and vision rehabilitation therapists

Provides for the licensing of orientation and mobility specialists and vision rehabilitation therapists.

Donna LupardoHigher Education Committee

Requires all heating oil sold within certain counties to be bioheating fuel

Requires all heating oil sold within the counties of Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester and the counties of the city of New York to be bioheating fuel that contains at least two percent…

Robert SweeneyRules Committee

Expands the persons responsible for reporting cases of suspected child abuse

Expands the persons responsible for reporting cases of suspected child abuse.

Amy PaulinChildren And Families Committee

Authorizes the creation of small business tax-deferred savings accounts

Authorizes the creation of small business tax-deferred savings accounts.

Edward RaSmall Business Committee

Relates to free sport fishing clinics

Expands provisions permitting free sport fishing clinics and permits instruction to be provided by an agent designated by the DEC.

Robert SweeneyOn 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

Prohibits people registered under the sex offender registration act from being a volunteer firefighter

Prohibits people registered under the sex offender registration act from being a volunteer firefighter; provides that a conviction that requires registration under the sex offender registration act…

Robert ReillyGovernmental Operations Committee

Prohibits sale of synthetic marijuana and provides defense for sale in certain circumstances

Prohibits sale of synthetic marijuana and provides defense for sale in certain circumstances.

Barbara ClarkHealth 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 sale of non-food wine or liquor supplies, accessories and/or barware

Relates to the sale of non-food wine or liquor supplies, accessories and/or barware.

Charles LavineEconomic Development Committee

Provides refunds for registration fees during certain periods following payment of such fee

Provides refunds for registration fees during certain periods following payment of such fee.

Joseph SaladinoTransportation Committee

Relates to the Medicaid reimbursement rate for counties in calendar year 2012 and each succeeding calendar year

Relates to the Medicaid reimbursement rate for counties in calendar year 2012 and each succeeding calendar year; reduces the annual increase over the prior year's trend factor to the lesser of 2% or…

Andrew GoodellStricken

Relates to special powers of the New York State environmental facilities corporation

Relates to special powers of the New York State environmental facilities corporation.

Robert SweeneyOn the Assembly floor

Suspends taxes on gasoline and similar motor fuels from Memorial Day to Labor Day

Suspends taxes on gasoline and similar motor fuels from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

David McDonoughWays And Means Committee

New York solar industry development and jobs act of 2012

Creates the New York solar industry development and jobs act of 2012; relates to establishment of solar incentive programs by the public service commission, the power authority of the state of New…

Steven EnglebrightWays And Means Committee

Implements a drug disposal demonstration program

Implements a drug disposal demonstration program.

Robert SweeneyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Authorizes the county of Suffolk to operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices at up to 100 intersections

Increases from 50 to 100, the number of intersections at which the county of Suffolk is authorized to install and operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices.

Robert SweeneyStricken

Relates to extending the provisions of chapter 122 of 2000

Relates to extending the provisions of chapter 122 of 2000, from August 1, 2012 to August 1, 2015.

Robert SweeneyOn the Assembly floor

Amends chapter 274 of the laws of 2010, relating to repair of damaged pesticide containers, in relation to the effectiveness thereof

Relates to the repair of damaged pesticide containers, in relation to the effectiveness thereof.

Robert SweeneySigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires courses of study to discourage cyber bullying for pupils in grades five through nine

Requires courses of study to discourage cyber bullying for pupils in grades five through nine; includes cyber bullying in the provisions of the dignity for all students act.

Marcos CrespoEducation Committee

Relates to determinations by county canvassing boards and publication of nominations

Relates to determinations by county canvassing boards and publication of nominations.

Joan MillmanOn the Assembly floor

Requires health insurance policies to cover comprehensive ultrasound screening and magnetic resonance imaging for breast cancer in certain cases

Requires individual and group health insurance policies, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for comprehensive ultrasound screening, magnetic resonance imaging and/or other…

Ellen C. JaffeeStricken

Requires a three year moratorium on unfunded mandates from the legislature; repeals existing unfunded mandates

Requires a three year moratorium on unfunded mandates from the legislature; invalidates legislation that does not contain a detailed fiscal note identifying a funding source for certain costs to a…

Dean MurrayLocal Governments Committee

Authorizes the Suffolk regional off-track betting corporation to file for bankruptcy

Authorizes the Suffolk regional off-track betting corporation to file for bankruptcy; provides that all funds in the capital acquisition fund shall be available to the Suffolk regional OTB for any…

Robert SweeneyRacing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

Relates to the investigation of crimes and crime reporting on college and university campuses

Relates to the investigation of crimes and crime reporting on college and university campuses.

Edward BraunsteinHigher Education Committee

Relates to the apportionment of state monies to reimburse certain nonpublic schools for their expenses in complying with certain state reporting requirements

Relates to the apportionment of state monies to reimburse certain nonpublic schools for their expenses in complying with certain state requirements for the reporting of basic educational data.

Michael CusickEducation Committee

Makes provisions relating to retail farm operations

Makes provisions relating to retail farm operations; defines retail farm operations as a seasonal or annual enterprise operated for the purpose of selling predominantly farm and food products which…

William MageeAgriculture Committee