Bills by

José Peralta

Senator

122 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →jperalta@nysenate.gov

2013-2014 session

Sponsored bills

122 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

S127Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor
Expands retraining opportunities to unemployed citizens of the state
Expands retraining opportunities to unemployed citizens of the state.
José PeraltaLabor Committee
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S126Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor
Broadens scope of prevailing wage requirements for service employees and establishes criminal penalties for violations
Broadens scope of prevailing wage requirements for service employees and establishes criminal penalties for violations.
José PeraltaLabor Committee
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S128Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Designates promoting prostitution in the first degree, compelling prostitution and sex trafficking as class B violent felonies

Designates promoting prostitution in the first degree, compelling prostitution and sex trafficking as class B violent felonies; defines the class B felony of promoting prostitution in the first…

José PeraltaCodes Committee

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S125Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Broadens scope of prevailing wage requirements for service employees and establishes criminal penalties for violations

Broadens scope of prevailing wage requirements for service employees and establishes criminal penalties for violations.

José PeraltaLabor Committee

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S123Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Increases the membership of the New York City Housing Authority

Increases the membership of the New York City Housing Authority by adding 2 additional members; provides members shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor of the city of New York and the tenant…

José PeraltaHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S120Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Establishes the New York family leave act providing for leaves of absence for the birth or adoption of a child

Establishes the New York family leave act providing for leaves of absence for the birth or adoption of a child.

José PeraltaLabor Committee

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S121Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Relates to restrictions on consecutive hours of work for nurses in the office of children and family services

Relates to restrictions on consecutive hours of work for nurses in the office of children and family services.

José PeraltaLabor Committee

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S112Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to cities

Directs commissioner of transportation of city of New York to develop a program on dangers of prostitution and legal consequences thereof, for commercial drivers

Directs the commissioner of transportation of the city of New York to develop a program on dangers of prostitution and legal consequences thereof, required to be completed by commercial passenger…

José PeraltaCities Committee

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S114Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to investigations and government operations

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 a state liquor authority community liaison 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…

José PeraltaInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S119Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to infrastructure and capital investment

Relates to advertisements for bids for certain public contracts

Relates to advertisements for bids for certain public contracts.

José PeraltaInfrastructure And Capital Investment Committee

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S118Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to finance

Provides for the awarding of state contracts for professional services under the minority and women-owned business enterprise program

Provides for the awarding of state contracts for professional services under the minority and women-owned business enterprise program.

José PeraltaFinance Committee

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S113Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Establishes time restrictions for court issued consent orders for work performance to remove or remedy conditions in such petition

Establishes time restrictions for court issued consent orders for work performance to remove or remedy dangerous conditions or building code violations; permits sixty days for consent orders to be…

José PeraltaHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S116Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Requires the court to advise aliens of deportation consequences of guilty plea; allows guilty plea withdrawal

Requires the court to advise a defendant that if he or she is an alien and he or she is convicted of a crime, whether by plea or trial, such conviction may result in his or her deportation; allows a…

José PeraltaCodes Committee

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S83Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Regulates debt collection practices; repealer

Enacts the fair debt collection practices act; prohibits debt collectors and creditors from attempting to collect debts by threatening violence, falsely accusing any person of fraud or of a crime,…

José PeraltaConsumer Protection Committee

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S84Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to finance

Requires state agencies and certain covered authorities to purchase handguns from responsible suppliers

Requires state agencies and certain covered authorities to purchase handguns from responsible suppliers; defines criteria therefor; provides for exceptions.

José PeraltaFinance Committee

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S79Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Enacts the "construction safety course accountability act"

Enacts the "construction safety course accountability act"; authorizes the department of labor to license any entity or organization in the state of New York which offers an Occupational Safety and…

José PeraltaLabor Committee

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S74Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to infrastructure and capital investment

Requires the payment of prevailing wages on certain state university of New York construction projects

Requires the payment of prevailing wages on construction projects involving the state university of New York, the dormitory authority or the state university construction fund and any third party.

José PeraltaInfrastructure And Capital Investment Committee

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S75Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Relates to unemployment insurance benefits for professional employment by certain educational institutions

Provides that an offer of employment or assignment made to a part-time faculty employee by a higher education institution which is contingent on enrollment, funding, or programmatic changes shall…

José PeraltaLabor Committee

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S73Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to banks

Requires mortgage lenders and brokers to provide consumer with mortgage bill of rights pamphlet which must be signed by the consumer prior to mortgage application

Requires mortgage lenders and brokers to provide consumers with a mortgage bill of rights pamphlet which must be read and signed by the consumer prior to applying for a mortgage.

José PeraltaBanks Committee

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S72Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Requires police officers and peace officers to report any discharge of their weapon to the agency which employs them

Requires every police officer and peace officer to report every discharge of his or her weapon, regardless of whether he or she is on duty, to the law enforcement agency which employs such officer;…

José PeraltaCodes Committee

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S77Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to infrastructure and capital investment

Makes contractors ineligible to bid for a public work contract if prevailing rate wages and supplements due from all prior public work contracts remain unpaid

Makes contractors ineligible to bid for a public work contract if prevailing rate wages and supplements due from all prior public work contracts remain unpaid.

José PeraltaInfrastructure And Capital Investment Committee

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S81Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Provides that limited liability for persons held jointly liable shall not apply to parties held liable for failing to provide reasonable security

Provides that limited liability for persons held jointly liable shall not apply to parties held liable for failing to provide reasonable security or failing to provide security required by federal,…

José PeraltaJudiciary Committee

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S82Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Requires manufacturers and sellers of manufactured homes to provide customers with notice that owners of manufactured home parks may change the use of land

Requires manufacturers and sellers of manufactured homes to provide customers with notice that owners of manufactured home parks may change the use of land comprising manufactured home parks…

José PeraltaConsumer Protection Committee

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S80Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to health

Requires cardiac screening of student athletes

Requires cardiac screening of student athletes; mandates coaches receive training in CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator.

José PeraltaHealth Committee

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S70Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to finance

Creates council on affordable housing within executive department and requires comprehensive planning and construction of low and moderate income housing

Creates a fair sharing housing act and a council on affordable housing within the executive department; provides for planning and construction of low and moderate income housing in accordance with…

José PeraltaFinance Committee

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S65Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Requires employers of motor carriers to provide overtime pay to their employees

Requires employers of motor carriers to provide overtime pay to their employees.

José PeraltaLabor Committee

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S64Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Requires farm workers and domestic workers to be given at least 24 hours of consecutive rest

Requires farm workers and domestic workers to be given at least 24 hours of consecutive rest like other employees in New York State.

José PeraltaLabor Committee

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S71Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to banks

Enables senior citizens to cash social security checks without maintaining an account at the bank honoring such check

Directs every banking organization or foreign banking corporation transacting business in this state to cash properly endorsed social security checks presented by the payee, upon sufficient…

José PeraltaBanks Committee

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S67Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Enacts the "consumer credit fairness act"

Enacts the "consumer credit fairness act"; establishes a 3 year statute of limitations for commencement of a cause of action arising out of a consumer credit transaction where the defendant is a…

José PeraltaJudiciary Committee

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S54Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Relates to voting rights in cooperative apartments

Provides that the sponsor of a cooperative apartment building or condominium units may not continue to sit on the board or to vote after the transfer to the cooperative corporation or condominium…

José PeraltaHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S61Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Prohibits more than one increase in the price of motor fuel in any twenty-four hour period

Prohibits more than one increase in the price of motor fuel in any twenty-four hour period.

José PeraltaConsumer Protection Committee

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S57Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Provides for the sanitization of every used mattress or bedding material transported, stored or sold in the state

Provides for the sanitization of every used mattress or bedding material transported, stored or sold in the state.

José PeraltaConsumer Protection Committee

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S59Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Increases civil penalties for violations of building maintenance standards within the city of New York

Increases civil penalties for violations of state and local laws which pertain to building maintenance and operation within the city of New York.

José PeraltaHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S60Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to investigations and government operations

Increases to $10,000 the contribution that a resident taxpayer may make to family tuition accounts for each child during a taxable year

Increases the contribution that a resident taxpayer may make to family tuition accounts for each beneficiary thereof during a taxable year.

José PeraltaInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S58Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to finance

Authorizes credit unions to participate in the excelsior linked deposit program and raises the limit on the amount permitted to be on deposit at any given time

Authorizes credit unions to participate in the excelsior linked deposit program and raises the limit on the amount permitted to be on deposit at any given time.

José PeraltaFinance Committee

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S55Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to racing, gaming and wagering

Relates to the payment of winning lottery tickets

Relates to the payment of winning lottery tickets.

José PeraltaRacing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

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S52Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Requires debt collectors to send consumers a written notice of their rights under state law along with their debt collection correspondence

Requires debt collectors to send consumers a written notice of their rights under state law along with their initial debt collection correspondence; such notice would contain information such as who…

José PeraltaConsumer Protection Committee

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S53Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Requires employees of dealers in firearms and gunsmiths to submit to a criminal background check

Requires employees of dealers in firearms to submit to state and national criminal background checks.

José PeraltaCodes Committee

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S51Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Makes provision for the disposal of firearms, rifles and shotguns owned by the state and local governments

Requires the disposal of firearms, rifles and shotguns owned by any department, board, bureau, commission or agency of the state of New York and local governments by either selling or transferring…

José PeraltaCodes Committee

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S46Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to elections

Requires the board of elections to provide a registered voter with a sample ballot via mail

Requires the board of elections to provide a registered voter with a sample ballot not less than ten days nor more than twenty days before an election via mail.

José PeraltaElections Committee

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S42Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Permits the court to grant post-conviction motions to vacate a judgment when the issue raised upon such motion is ineffective assistance of counsel

Permits the court to grant post-conviction motions to vacate a judgment when the issue raised upon such motion is ineffective assistance of counsel in certain cases in which the court would…

José PeraltaCodes Committee

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S44Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Requires a recording officer not to record or accept a transfer or assignment of interest in a mortgage unless accompanied with a mortgage ownership assignment

Requires a recording officer not to record or accept a transfer or assignment of interest in a mortgage unless accompanied with a mortgage ownership assignment document.

José PeraltaJudiciary Committee

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S38Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer protection

Requires travel agents to be registered with the department of state, and provides for the regulation thereof; repealer

Requires travel agents to be registered with the department of state, and provides for the regulation thereof.

José PeraltaConsumer Protection Committee

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S35Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Requires employees of dealers in firearms and gunsmiths to submit to a criminal background check

Requires employees of dealers in firearms to submit to state and national criminal background checks and sets forth procedures for employment certificates.

José PeraltaCodes Committee

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S33Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Authorizes use of closed-circuit television for the testimony of domestic violence victim witnesses in a criminal proceeding

Authorizes use of closed-circuit television for the testimony of domestic violence victim witnesses in a criminal proceeding subject to the same restrictions as are applicable to child witnesses.

José PeraltaCodes Committee

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