Bills by

Keith L.T. Wright

Assembly Member

433 bills sponsored or co-sponsoredProfile and scorecard →

2011-2012 session

All bills

433 bills. Ordered by the date of each bill’s latest official action: referral, amendment, floor vote, passage or signature.

Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score

A9657Assembly· Vetoed Oct 3, 2012· Tabled
Extends the provisions of chapter 517 of the laws of 2011 relating to the rates of payment for the treatment and care of injured employees by two years
Extends provisions relating to the rates of payment for the treatment and care of injured employees by two years.
Keith L.T. WrightVetoed
Vetoed
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OutcomeVetoed
A7959Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken
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

A4635Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Directs the state to establish equal employment opportunity and affirmative action programs for state civil service employment

Directs the state to establish equal employment opportunity and affirmative action programs for state civil service employment; requires the president of the state civil service commission to…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A4207Assembly· Moved Sep 4, 2012· Enacting clause stricken

Provides that all affirmative action officers and administrators employed by the state shall be in competitive classified positions

Provides that all affirmative action officers and administrators employed by the state shall be in competitive classified positions; directs the department of civil service to establish…

Peter RiveraStricken

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A9832Assembly· Signed Aug 17, 2012· Signed chap.389

Extends provisions of chapter 678 of the laws of 2007 relating to contracts for public work and building service work

Makes permanent certain provisions relating to contracts for public work and building service work.

Keith L.T. WrightSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A7508Assembly· Vetoed Aug 17, 2012· Tabled

Requires workers comp hearings and pre-hearing conferences to be stenographically recorded by a stenographer in the employ of the workers' compensation board

Requires workers' compensation hearings and pre-hearing conferences to be stenographically recorded by a stenographer in the employ of the workers' compensation board.

Keith L.T. WrightVetoed

Vetoed

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OutcomeVetoed

A10253Assembly· Signed Aug 1, 2012· Signed chap.333

Relates to subpoenas in proceedings before the public employment relations board; repealer

Relates to subpoenas in proceedings before the public employment relations board; relates to exclusions from article 23 of the civil practice law and rules.

Keith L.T. WrightSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A10238Assembly· Signed Aug 1, 2012· Signed chap.331

Extends the provisions of chapter 831 of the laws of 1981, amending the labor law relating to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings

Extends the provisions relating to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings.

Keith L.T. WrightSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A9020Assembly· Signed Aug 1, 2012· Signed chap.284

Establishes workforce guidance and information for women

Establishes the workforce guidance and information for women policy; requires the department of labor to provide guidance to local workforce investment boards and staff, to improve services and…

Ellen C. JaffeeSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law

A8932Assembly· Signed Jul 25, 2012· Signed chap.269

Creates a veterans' job bank

Requires the division of veterans' affairs to maintain an employment portal on its website to assist veterans in obtaining employment.

William ScarboroughSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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A10798Assembly· Moved Jun 21, 2012· Referred to ways and means

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

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A9551Assembly· Moved Jun 21, 2012· Referred to rules

Expands the powers and duties of the community district education council and restricts the authority of the city board of education of the city of New York to co-locate schools

Expands the powers and duties of the community district education council and restricts the authority of the city board of education of the city of New York to co-locate schools.

Keith L.T. WrightRules Committee

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A8359Assembly· Moved Jun 21, 2012· Referred to rules

Requires the licensing of persons engaged in the design, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, alteration and repair of elevators

Requires the licensing of persons engaged in the design, construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, alteration and repair of elevators and other automatic people moving devices and creates…

Keith L.T. WrightRules Committee

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A6698Assembly· Moved Jun 21, 2012· Referred to rules

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

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A10316Assembly· Moved Jun 20, 2012· Referred to rules

Relates to the pre-audit of expenditures from the state insurance fund by the state comptroller; repealer

Relates to the pre-audit of expenditures from the state insurance fund by the state comptroller.

Keith L.T. WrightRules Committee

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A10149Assembly· Moved Jun 20, 2012· Referred to rules

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

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A9749Assembly· Moved Jun 20, 2012· Reported referred to rules

Prohibits any county, city, town or village from enacting a local law, ordinance or regulation prohibiting or restricting posting of election material

Prohibits any county, city, town or village from enacting a local law, ordinance or regulation prohibiting or restricting posting of election material.

Keith L.T. WrightRules Committee

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A2957Assembly· Moved Jun 20, 2012· Referred to rules

Provides factors and requirements to be considered and followed when health care practitioner's diagnosis differs from treating health care practitioner as to disability

Provides factors to be considered when a health care practitioner's opinion differs from that of referral's treating health care practitioner as to a disability; requires such health care…

Keith L.T. WrightRules Committee

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A708Assembly· Moved Jun 20, 2012· Referred to rules

Requires department of economic development to prepare report relating to international trade agreements

Requires the department of economic development to prepare a report relating to international trade agreements.

William ColtonRules Committee

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A8968Assembly· Moved Jun 19, 2012· Referred to rules

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

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A1157Assembly· Moved Jun 19, 2012· Referred to rules

Requires semiautomatic pistols manufactured or delivered to any licensed dealer in this state to be capable of microstamping ammunition

Requires semiautomatic pistols manufactured or delivered to any licensed dealer in this state to be capable of microstamping ammunition; establishes fines for violations of this requirement and…

Michelle SchimelRules Committee

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A10715Assembly· Moved Jun 18, 2012· Amend and recommit to health

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

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A9627Assembly· Moved Jun 18, 2012· Ordered to third reading rules cal.307

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

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A5986Assembly· Moved Jun 18, 2012· Reported referred to rules

Requires landlord to pay penalties if he fails in action to evict tenant on grounds of primary residency

Provides that an owner or lessor of a rent controlled or rent stabilized unit who commences an action in bad faith to recover possession on the grounds that it is not occupied as the tenant's…

Brian KavanaghRules Committee

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A8008Assembly· Moved Jun 14, 2012· Referred to rules

Relates to the powers of the public employment relations board to investigate unfair labor practices

Relates to the powers of the board to investigate unfair labor practices.

Keith L.T. WrightRules Committee

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A5303Assembly· Moved Jun 14, 2012· Reported referred to rules

Provides that applicants or recipients for food stamps shall not be subjected to finger imaging as a requirement of the food stamp program

Provides that applicants for or recipients of food stamps shall not be subjected to finger imaging as a requirement of the food stamp program.

Keith L.T. WrightRules Committee

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A7234Assembly· Moved Jun 13, 2012· Referred to rules

Prohibits a county rent guidelines board from establishing rent adjustments for class A dwelling units based on certain considerations

Prohibits a county rent guidelines board from establishing rent adjustments for class A dwelling units based on the current rental cost of a unit or on the amount of time that has elapsed since…

Linda RosenthalRules Committee

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A3033Assembly· Moved Jun 13, 2012· Referred to rules

Relates to recovery of certain housing accommodations by a landlord

Relates to recovery of certain housing accommodations by a landlord; limits a landlord's ability to take possession of units for their own primary residence, permit recovery of only one unit, and…

Vito LopezRules Committee

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A2994Assembly· Moved Jun 13, 2012· Referred to rules

Permits the declaration of an emergency pursuant to the EMTPA for rental housing accommodations located in buildings covered by a project based assistance contract

Permits the declaration of an emergency pursuant to the EMTPA for rental housing accommodations located in buildings covered by a project based assistance contract pursuant to section 8 of the…

Vito LopezRules Committee

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A2593Assembly· Moved Jun 13, 2012· Referred to rules

Limits the amount of rent increase after the vacancy of a housing accommodation

Limits the amount of rent increase after the vacancy of a housing accommodation.

Vito LopezRules Committee

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A2430Assembly· Moved Jun 13, 2012· Referred to rules

Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol; repealer

Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol.

Linda RosenthalRules Committee

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A1652Assembly· Moved Jun 13, 2012· Reported referred to codes

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

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A2595Assembly· Moved Jun 12, 2012· Reported referred to rules

Relates to limited-profit housing companies

Relates to limited-profit housing companies; authorizes certain companies to pay dividends or interest in excess of six percent per annum; relates to the dissolution of certain rental housing…

Vito LopezRules Committee

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A10581Assembly· Moved Jun 11, 2012· Ordered to third reading rules cal.141

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

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A7375Assembly· Moved Jun 11, 2012· Reported referred to rules

Relates to agreements to which the state or a public benefit corporation or a municipal corporation or a commission appointed pursuant to law is a party

Relates to agreements to which the state, a public benefit corporation, a municipal corporation or a commission appointed pursuant to law is a party, including agreements relating to charter school…

Keith L.T. WrightRules Committee

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A6894Assembly· Moved Jun 11, 2012· Amend and recommit to labor

Clarifies methods for the payment of wages and authorizes the payment of wages by use of payroll cards

Clarifies methods for the payment of wages and authorizes the payment of wages by use of payroll cards.

Keith L.T. WrightLabor Committee

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A4294Assembly· Moved Jun 11, 2012· Referred to rules

Relates to bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell donation and donation registration, and creates the anatomical gift, bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell donation registry

Relates to providing for the creation and dissemination of information pertaining to bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell donation and to bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell donation…

Keith L.T. WrightRules Committee

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A3298Assembly· Moved Jun 11, 2012· Ordered to third reading rules cal.79

Relates to training and education for sustainable wage jobs and traditional and nontraditional employment in public assistance employment programs

Relates to training and education for sustainable wage jobs and traditional and non-traditional employment in public assistance employment programs.

Joan MillmanOn the Assembly floor

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A9995Assembly· Moved Jun 6, 2012· Reported referred to ways and means

Authorizes certain care and treatment to injured employees

Authorizes certain care and treatment to injured employees receiving workers' compensation benefits; relates to massage therapy services.

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

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A9375Assembly· Moved Jun 6, 2012· Reported referred to codes

Relates to prevailing wages for service workers

Relates to prevailing wages for service workers; amends certain definitions, payroll filing requirements and penalties for violations thereof.

Karim CamaraCodes Committee

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A6673Assembly· Moved Jun 6, 2012· Reported referred to ways and means

Enacts the "Higher Education Employment Protection Act"

Enacts the "Higher Education Employment Protection Act"; provides that an offer of employment or assignment made to a part-time faculty employee by a higher education institution which is contingent…

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

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A6139Assembly· Moved Jun 6, 2012· Reported referred to ways and means

Provides unemployment benefits to workers who are partially unemployed; repealer

Provides unemployment benefits to workers who are partially unemployed.

Keith L.T. WrightWays And Means Committee

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A10183Assembly· Moved Jun 5, 2012· Reported referred to ways and means

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

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A5959Assembly· Moved Jun 5, 2012· Reported referred to rules

Provides that members of N.Y. city community boards need only be 16 years of age to be appointed to such board

Provides that members of community boards in NYC need only be 16 years of age to be appointed to such board.

Brian KavanaghRules Committee

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A9605Assembly· Moved Jun 1, 2012· Substituted by s6663

Establishes the "tourism economic development fund" to be funded with revenue from the licensing of the "I Love NY" brand

Establishes the "tourism economic development fund" to be funded with revenue from the licensing of the "I Love NY" brand; moneys from such fund shall be appropriated for the promotion, attraction,…

Margaret MarkeyOn the Assembly floor

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A9342Assembly· Moved Jun 1, 2012· Substituted by s6469

Establishes that not-for-profit organizations shall be entitled to all prompt contracting interest due from a state agency at the time of the first payment

Establishes that not-for-profit organizations shall be entitled to all prompt contracting interest due from a state agency at the time of the first payment made to any such organization.

Steven EnglebrightOn the Assembly floor

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A10458Assembly· Moved May 29, 2012· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Enacts the accessible electronic information act for blind and disabled persons; creates a new fund in the state finance law; authorizes a NFP to administer the program

Enacts the accessible electronic information act for blind and disabled persons; creates a new fund in the state finance law.

J. Gary PretlowCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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A10160Assembly· Moved May 24, 2012· Substituted by s6978

Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to workers' compensation rate service organizations

Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to workers' compensation rate service organizations from June 2, 2013 until June 2, 2018.

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

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A6294Assembly· Moved May 24, 2012· Advanced to third reading cal.634

Relates to application of guidelines for medical treatment for injured workers

Relates to application of guidelines for medical treatment for injured workers; prohibits retroactive application.

Keith L.T. WrightOn the Assembly floor

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