Bills by

Kevin S. Parker

Senator

989 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →parker@senate.state.ny.us

2013-2014 session

Sponsored bills

989 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

S6279Senate· Moved Jan 9, 2014· Referred to housing, construction and community development
Provides that records of eviction proceeding shall be sealed when the leased property was foreclosed upon
Provides that records of eviction proceeding shall be sealed when the leased property was foreclosed upon; prohibits use and disclosure of any such information relating to a tenant; imposes fine of…
Kevin S. ParkerHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee
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S6276Senate· Moved Jan 9, 2014· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Relates to extensions of state and local deadlines following a state disaster emergency
Relates to extensions of state and local deadlines following a state disaster emergency; adds school district to the list of municipality and district corporations; further relates to the…
Kevin S. ParkerVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

S6277Senate· Moved Jan 9, 2014· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Relates to use of personal confidential information received from veterans or family members of veterans receiving services from the state

Relates to use of personal confidential information received from veterans or family members of veterans receiving services from the state and political subdivisions thereof.

Kevin S. ParkerVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S6278Senate· Moved Jan 9, 2014· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides that the department of taxation and finance shall withdraw from county records a tax lien for which the tax debt has been paid in full and satisfied

Provides that the department of taxation and finance shall withdraw from county records a tax lien for which the tax debt has been paid in full and satisfied.

Kevin S. ParkerInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S6270Senate· Moved Jan 9, 2014· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Authorizes the urban development corporation to contract for the establishment of an African-American and African-Caribbean business development center

Authorizes the urban development corporation to contract for the establishment of an African-American and African-Caribbean business development center for the purpose of rendering technical…

Kevin S. ParkerCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S6274Senate· Moved Jan 9, 2014· Referred to insurance

Prohibits automobile insurers from considering an applicant's or insured's credit history in the process of providing a policy of automobile insurance

Prohibits automobile insurers from considering an applicant's or insured's credit history, credit rating or lack of a credit history as a factor in the underwriting, rating, premiums, or the…

Kevin S. ParkerInsurance Committee

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S6271Senate· Moved Jan 9, 2014· Referred to education

Prohibits the sale of food and food products containing boneless lean beef trimmings, commonly referred to as "pink slime", in schools

Prohibits the sale of food and food products containing boneless lean beef trimmings, commonly referred to as "pink slime", in schools.

Kevin S. ParkerEducation Committee

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S6275Senate· Moved Jan 9, 2014· Referred to social services

Authorizes a victim of domestic violence to apply to remove the violent felony offender from deed of co-owned real property

Authorizes a victim of domestic violence to apply to the county clerk to remove the violent felony offender from deed of co-owned real property in such county.

Kevin S. ParkerSocial Services Committee

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S6273Senate· Moved Jan 9, 2014· Referred to finance

Relates to the siting of the New York state Martin Luther King, Jr. institute for nonviolence at Medgar Evers college

Relates to the siting of the New York state Martin Luther King, Jr. institute for nonviolence at Medgar Evers college.

Kevin S. ParkerFinance Committee

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S6272Senate· Moved Jan 9, 2014· Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Establishes a legislative intelligence committee to provide oversight, review, approval and audits of appropriations and expenditures of counterterrorism agencies

Establishes a legislative intelligence committee to provide oversight, review, approval and audits of appropriations and expenditures of counterterrorism agencies.

Kevin S. ParkerVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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S6268Senate· Moved Jan 9, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Requires manufacturers to use a coding system on all handgun and assault weapon ammunition

Establishes a statewide database to maintain and track coded ammunition; establishes penalties for individuals who violate such provisions; establishes the ammunition coding system database fund.

Kevin S. ParkerConsumer Protection Committee

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S6269Senate· Moved Jan 9, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools and playgrounds

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools and playgrounds; defines billboards.

Kevin S. ParkerConsumer Protection Committee

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S6140Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to local government

Requires the attorney general to prosecute New York city police officers charged with a criminal offense in violation of any of the laws of this state

Requires the attorney general to prosecute New York city police officers charged with a criminal offense in violation of any of the laws of this state.

Kevin S. ParkerLocal Government Committee

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S5954Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Relates to the entitlement to unpaid leave of absence for victims of domestic violence

Relates to the entitlement to unpaid leave of absence for victims of domestic violence; permits victims of domestic violence to take an unpaid leave of absence for twenty days from employment to…

Kevin S. ParkerLabor Committee

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S5850Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to finance

Establishes an international division within the department of state to establish and maintain international sister state relationships

Establishes an international division within the department of state to establish and maintain international sister state relationships.

Kevin S. ParkerFinance Committee

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S5514Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Requires a school nurse to be on the premises during school hours in any school having an enrollment of 100 pupils or more

Requires a school nurse to be on the premises during school hours in any school having an enrollment of 100 pupils or more.

Kevin S. ParkerEducation Committee

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S5497Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to children and families

Changes the juvenile delinquent status age from sixteen to seventeen years of age

Changes the juvenile delinquent status age, found in the Family Court Act, from sixteen to seventeen years of age.

Kevin S. ParkerChildren And Families Committee

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S5496Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to banks

Requires banks and financial institutions entering into negotiations to modify a mortgage on real property to be responsible for the continuation of the modification

Requires banks and financial institutions entering into negotiations to modify a mortgage on real property located in this state to be responsible for the continuation of the modification process…

Kevin S. ParkerBanks Committee

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S5495Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Provides for a continuation of senior citizen rent increase exemption benefits after a period of ineligibility

Provides for a continuation of senior citizen rent increase exemption benefits after a period of ineligibility due to a head of household's temporary increase in income.

Kevin S. ParkerHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S5494Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Provides counsel appointed in the supreme court or surrogate's court for certain family matters shall be compensated in the same manner as certain law guardians

Provides counsel appointed in the supreme court or surrogate's court for certain family matters shall be compensated in the same manner as law guardians in the family court of this state.

Kevin S. ParkerJudiciary Committee

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S5478Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to banks

Relates to the report of suspected financial exploitation

Relates to the report of suspected financial exploitation; requires the superintendent of the department of financial services to develop guidelines relating to reporting suspected financial…

Kevin S. ParkerBanks Committee

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S5474Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Provides for enhanced enforcement of the warranty of habitability for housing accommodations

Provides for enhanced enforcement of the warranty of habitability for housing accommodations; provides court may award punitive damages to a tenant upon finding the landlord's breach of warranty was…

Kevin S. ParkerJudiciary Committee

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S5475Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Requires certain public housing authorities to establish an innocent tenant protection act applicable to tenants of public and federally assisted housing

Establishes an innocent tenant protection act applicable to tenants of public and federally assisted housing; prevents honest, hardworking family members from being evicted when other family members…

Kevin S. ParkerHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S5476Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Relates to instruction in food, agriculture and nutrition in elementary and high school

Relates to instruction in food, agriculture and nutrition in elementary and high school; contents may be varied to meet the needs of particular school districts; need not be uniform throughout the…

Kevin S. ParkerEducation Committee

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S5472Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Requires the disclosure of bedbug infestation history for the previous year to prospective lessees

Requires the disclosure of bedbug infestation history for the previous year to prospective lessees; does not apply to cities with a population of one million or more; includes co-op sales and co-op…

Kevin S. ParkerJudiciary Committee

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S5470Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to higher education

Provides for the establishment of life long learning centers within the state university to provide courses to persons 40 or older seeking to explore life options

Provides for the establishment of life long learning centers within the state university of New York to provide courses in community colleges and colleges and universities in the state university…

Kevin S. ParkerHigher Education Committee

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S5446Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to elections

Relates to enacting voting rights expansion act

Relates to voting rights expansion, voter registration on election day, expansion of the use of and requirements for absentee voting, creation of a real-time state-wide voter registration database,…

Kevin S. ParkerElections Committee

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S5438Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Requires a landlord to have clean hands to bring action for rent or eviction in certain cases

Provides that with respect to apartments covered by rent control, rent stabilization, or the emergency tenant protection act, a landlord must be free of outstanding building code violations to bring…

Kevin S. ParkerHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S5432Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

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 for the purposes of…

Kevin S. ParkerCodes Committee

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S5437Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Prohibits landlords from charging potential tenants application fees greater than the actual cost of a credit check or other related services paid by the landlord

Allows landlords to charge potential tenants application fees no greater than the actual cost of a credit check or related services paid to a third party by the landlord, and in no event shall such…

Kevin S. ParkerJudiciary Committee

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S5421Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Authorizes a stay in proceedings to recover possession of real property based upon non-payment, and authorizes payment of installments

Permits the court to stay a warrant issued in favor of a successful petitioner in cases where the respondent has defaulted in the payment of rent for a period not to exceed three months from the…

Kevin S. ParkerHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S5419Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Provides that any charges assessed by a credit card company for late payment shall not exceed five percent of the unpaid balance of any bill or twenty dollars

Provides that any charges assessed by a credit card company for late payment shall not exceed five percent of the unpaid balance of any bill, including any interest thereon, or twenty dollars,…

Kevin S. ParkerConsumer Protection Committee

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S5418Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Establishes full-service community schools to improve student outcomes

Relates to establishing full-service community schools to improve student outcomes through a systematic effort designed to coordinate educational programs with essential health, mental health and…

Kevin S. ParkerEducation Committee

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S5417Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Incorporates environmental justice considerations into major utility transmission facility siting

Incorporates environmental justice considerations into major utility transmission facility siting.

Kevin S. ParkerEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S5396Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to aging

Expands volunteerism by making use of AARP's database and institutes volunteer certificate programs

Expands volunteerism by making use of the databases of statewide aging organizations, and institutes volunteer certificate programs which train volunteers and individuals in programs to use the…

Kevin S. ParkerAging Committee

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S5386Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Requires debt collectors to inform debtors that written communications are available in large print format

Requires debt collectors to inform debtors in each initial communication that written communications are available in large print format.

Kevin S. ParkerConsumer Protection Committee

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S5226Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Directs the commissioner of education for the state of New York to revamp the structure of school districts statewide; and to repeal various provisions of the education law relating thereto

Directs the commissioner of education for the state of New York to revamp the structure of school districts statewide creating one school district per county; and to repeal various provisions of the…

Kevin S. ParkerEducation Committee

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S5193Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to children and families

Relates to the rights of youth in detention and residential programs for youth

Relates to the rights of youth in detention and residential programs for youth; creates youth advisory boards within secure and non-secure facilities to assist in the development of policies…

Kevin S. ParkerChildren And Families Committee

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S5192Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to finance

Directs the commissioner of education to establish an incentive program for school districts wishing to implement programs of foreign language in the elementary schools; appropriation

Directs the commissioner of education to establish an incentive program for school districts wishing to implement programs of foreign language in the elementary schools; further directs the…

Kevin S. ParkerFinance Committee

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