Co-sponsored bills

Relates to the authority of support magistrates in family court to adjudicate child support license suspension proceedings

Relates to the authority of support magistrates in family court to adjudicate child support license suspension proceedings.

Daniel O'DonnellSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the federal electronic fund transfer act

Relates to the federal electronic fund transfer act; clarifies the relationship between such act and article 4-A of the UCC.

Annette RobinsonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Restricts the requirement that a person disclose their social security number

Tracks federal privacy act of 1974 with respect to the obligation of a person to disclose their social security number to another person, partnership, association or corporation; provides where…

Jeffrey DinowitzSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities

Relates to tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities; relates to providing notice to those eligible of the need for…

Aravella SimotasSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the settlement of informatory accounts by public administrators

Relates to the settlement of informatory accounts by public administrators.

Sean RyanSigned 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

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

Provides for the public disclosure of the final quality ratings and composite effectiveness scores of teachers and building principals

Provides for the public disclosure of the final quality ratings and composite effectiveness scores of teachers and building principals.

Ellen C. JaffeeOn the Assembly floor

Creates a state liquor authority community liaison and provides at least sixty days notification for license renewals to community boards in the city of New York

Creates state liquor authority community liaisons to act between the state liquor authority and community boards of the city of New York; requires the community boards to be given at least sixty…

Francisco MoyaRules Committee

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

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

Relates to the attorney general's investigation and commencement of actions relating to fraudulent practices alleged to have damaged a public retirement system

Relates to the attorney general's investigation and commencement of actions relating to fraudulent practices alleged to have damaged a public retirement system.

Peter AbbateOn the Assembly floor

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

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

Creates a temporary state commission on personal privacy and provides for its powers, functions and duties

Creates a temporary state commission on personal privacy, in light of the rapid advancement of technology in recent years, and provides for its powers, functions and duties; provides that said…

Brian KavanaghRules Committee

Grants the court discretionary authority to retain alternate jurors after final submission of the case

Grants the court discretionary authority to retain alternate jurors after final submission of the case.

Frank SkartadosRules 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

Increases the number of city court judges in certain cities and sets forth the annual salary for such city court judges

Increases the number of city court judges in certain cities and sets forth the annual salary for such city court judges.

Ronald CanestrariRules Committee

Relates to appointments to the water board of the city of New York

Relates to appointments to the water board of the city of New York.

David WeprinRules Committee

Relates to information and counseling on appropriate treatment options

Relates to information and counseling on appropriate treatment options.

Phillip GoldfederOn 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

Relates to the composition of the New York City housing authority

Relates to the composition of the New York City housing authority.

Vito LopezRules Committee

Provides that the disposition of a future estate not subject to a condition precedent vests per stirpes

Relates to the disposition to issue or brothers and sisters of testator not to lapse and the application to class dispositions.

Charles LavineJudiciary Committee

Requires health insurers to provide victims of domestic violence with the option of providing alternative contact information

Requires health insurers to provide an insurer or subscriber who is a victim of domestic violence, upon request of such insurer or subscriber, with the option to designate alternative contact…

Steven CymbrowitzOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the transfer of money from the mortgage insurance fund to the general fund

Relates to the transfer of money from the mortgage insurance fund to the general fund.

Vito LopezWays 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

Relates to repealing the requirement of an undertaking by a surrogate or a county judge; repealer

Repeals the requirement of an undertaking by a surrogate or a county judge.

Dan QuartSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Designates public lewdness as public lewdness in the second degree and establishes the class E felony of public lewdness in the first degree for multiple offenses

Designates public lewdness as public lewdness in the second degree and establishes the class E felony of public lewdness in the first degree for committing public lewdness in the second degree after…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Enacts the "Comptroller Campaign Finance Reform Act" to provide for public financing for campaigns for the office of state comptroller

Enacts the "Comptroller Campaign Finance Reform Act" to provide for public financing for campaigns for the office of the state comptroller; authorizes the imposition of an additional surcharge on…

Sheldon SilverOn the Assembly floor

Enacts the "2012 Fair Elections Act"

Enacts the "2012 fair elections act"; relates to providing for optional partial public financing of certain election campaigns in this state; relates to identification of the source of certain…

Sheldon SilverOn the Assembly floor

Relates to providing language access services to individuals relating to the tax abatement program

Relates to providing language access services to individuals relating to the tax abatement program for rent-controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens or persons with…

Alec Brook-KrasnyFinance Committee

Makes certain tax abatement forms more readily available to seniors and authorizes certain entities to assist in the completion of such forms

Makes certain tax abatement forms more readily available to seniors and authorizes certain entities to assist in the completion of such forms.

Vito LopezAging Committee

Relates to outreach, status and time limits relating to the tax abatement program

Relates to outreach, status and time limits relating to the tax abatement program for rent-controlled and rent-regulated property occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities.

Joan MillmanFinance Committee

Prohibits the use of hydraulic fracturing in the extraction of oil and gas

Prohibits the use of hydraulic fracturing in the extraction of oil and gas; prohibits acceptance, disposal and/or processing of any fluid used in a hydraulic fracturing process.

William ColtonEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Enacts the "children's weapon accident prevention act"

Enacts the "children's weapon accident prevention act"; creates crimes of failure to store a weapon safely in the first and second degrees, aggravated failure to store a weapon, and criminally…

Harvey WeisenbergOn the Assembly floor

Provides voting materials and translators in French and Creole in the city of New York

Provides voting materials in French and Creole; requires translators in French and Creole in the city of New York at polling places in subdivisions where more than five percent of the citizens of…

N. Nick PerryElection Law Committee

Relates to the authority of the New York city civil court, district court and city court to issue a judgment to recover enforcement costs

Relates to the authority of the New York city civil court, district court and city court to issue a judgment to recover enforcement costs without regard to amount.

Frank SkartadosCodes Committee

Establishes program for familial dysautonomia and Tay-Sachs disease screening; authorizes department of health to provide grants

Authorizes the department of health to establish a program for familial dysautonomia, Canavan's and Tay-Sachs disease screening and counseling and to provide grants and to enter into contracts with…

Jeffrey DinowitzWays And Means Committee

Enacts the domestic violence escalation prevention act

Enacts the domestic violence escalation prevention act including certain offenses against members of the same family or household within the definition of serious offense.

Rory LancmanCodes Committee

Requires the judge in a criminal proceeding or in a family court proceeding, upon issuance of an order of protection to inquire as to the possession of a firearm by the defendant or respondent

Requires the judge in a criminal proceeding or in a family court proceeding, upon issuance of an order of protection, to inquire as to the ownership of a firearm by the defendant or respondent.

Daniel O'DonnellCodes Committee

Enacts the Redistricting Reform Act of 2012

Enacts the Redistricting Reform Act of 2012; establishes an independent redistricting commission to create redistricting plans for congressional and state legislative districts based on decennial…

Sheldon SilverOn the Assembly floor

Relates to DNA testing of certain offenders convicted of a crime

Relates to DNA testing of certain offenders convicted of a crime.

Joseph LentolOn the Assembly floor

Creates the independent redistricting commission to establish senate, assembly and congressional districts

Creates the independent redistricting commission to establish senate, assembly and congressional districts.

Sheldon SilverPassed Senate

Authorizes a non-party deponent's counsel to participate and make objections in an examination before trial in the same manner as counsel for a party

Authorizes a non-party deponent's counsel to participate and make objections in an examination before trial in the same manner as counsel for a party.

Daniel O'DonnellJudiciary Committee

Raises the age of criminal responsibility to eighteen; repealer

Raises the age of criminal responsibility to eighteen years of age.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Relates to the purchase of prescription drugs

Enacts chapter amendment to Chapter 598 of 2011 relating to the purchase of prescription drugs through a network participating non-mail order retail pharmacy.

Sheldon SilverSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires private elementary and secondary schools to require prospective employees to submit fingerprints for a criminal history background check

Requires nonpublic and private elementary and secondary schools to require their prospective employees to submit fingerprints through the commissioner of education for the purpose of criminal…

Dov HikindEducation Committee