Bills by

J. Gary Pretlow

Assembly Member

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2013-2014 session

Sponsored bills

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

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A4153Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to racing and wagering
Eases certain restrictions on the conducting of games of chance for charitable purposes
Eases certain restrictions on the conducting of games of chance for charitable purposes; authorizes the payment, out of the net proceeds of games of chance, of reimbursement for reasonable expenses…
J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee
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A4146Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to governmental operations
Authorizes the crime victims board to accept other official documents in lieu of police reports for documentation of eligibility for compensation
Authorizes the crime victims board to accept other official documents in lieu of police reports for documentation of eligibility for compensation for rape, sexual assault and child abuse and…
J. Gary PretlowGovernmental Operations Committee

A4148Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Enacts provisions providing protection to employees from retaliatory actions by employers where such employees report improper business activities

Enacts provisions providing protection to employees from retaliatory actions by employers where such employees report improper business activities; applicable to employees who in good faith…

J. Gary PretlowLabor Committee

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A4150Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to racing and wagering

Eases certain restrictions on the conducting of games of chance and bingo for charitable purposes

Eases certain restrictions on the conducting of games of chance for charitable purposes; authorizes auxiliary members of authorized organizations to operate games of chance; authorizes conducting of…

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A4151Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to racing and wagering

Provides for account wagering on simulcast horse races within and without the state

Provides for account wagering on simulcast horse races within and without the state; authorizes the operation of multi-jurisdictional account wagering providers in this state, subject to the rules…

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A4149Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to local governments

Relates to publication of legal notices on the official Westchester county website

Relates to publication of legal notices on the official Westchester county website.

J. Gary PretlowLocal Governments Committee

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A4154Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to racing and wagering

Relates to creating a racing fan advisory board, establishing an I Love NY Racing promotion and awarding the New York State Horse Racing Farm of the Year Award

Relates to creating a racing fan advisory board to provide advice to the state racing and wagering board on issues related to horse racing and wagering; establishes an I Love NY Racing promotion and…

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A4092Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to veterans' affairs

Establishes real property tax exemption for persons in armed forces serving in hostile areas

Establishes a real property tax exemption for the primary residence of a member of the armed forces engaging in hazardous service; the state shall compensate municipalities for lost tax revenue…

J. Gary PretlowVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A4090Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to real property taxation

Provides for the imposition of a fine for the failure of a cooperative apartment corporation to credit the STAR exemption to the tenant-stockholders thereof

Provides for the imposition of a fine for the failure of a cooperative apartment corporation to credit the STAR exemption to the tenant-stockholders thereof.

J. Gary PretlowReal Property Taxation Committee

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A4091Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to racing and wagering

Relates to the members of the franchise oversight board and the duties and responsibilities of such board

Relates to the members of the franchise oversight board and the duties and responsibilities of such board with regard to the New York city off-track betting corporation.

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A4039Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to higher education

Establishes the empire state professional nursing scholarship program and grants for nursing education

Establishes the empire state professional nursing scholarship program to provide financial support to applicants to enter or continue in a registered nurse educational program and who agree to…

J. Gary PretlowHigher Education Committee

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A4046Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to election law

Increases the number of votes an independent party needs to become a recognized political party in New York state

Increases the number of votes an independent party needs to become a recognized political party in New York state from fifty thousand to one hundred thousand.

J. Gary PretlowElection Law Committee

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A4047Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to health

Establishes training and registration requirements for kidney dialysis patient care technicians

Establishes training and registration requirements for kidney dialysis patient care technicians.

J. Gary PretlowHealth Committee

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A4042Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Provides for implementation of domestic violence employee awareness and assistance policies by employers and grants disability benefits credit therefor

Provides for the implementation of domestic violence employee awareness and assistance policies by employers and grants a disability benefits insurance premium credit to the employer for the…

J. Gary PretlowLabor Committee

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A4044Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Allows the Yonkers city school district the option of amortizing future payments to the New York state teachers' retirement system

Allows the board of education of the city school district of the city of Yonkers the option of amortizing future payments to the New York state teachers' retirement system.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A4050Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to higher education

Provides for the award of scholarships and loan forgiveness for dentists and podiatrists on the same terms as physicians

Provides for the award of regents scholarships and loan forgiveness for dentists and podiatrists on the same terms as physicians and dentists.

J. Gary PretlowHigher Education Committee

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A4040Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to libraries and education technology

Authorizes the establishment of a public library revolving loan fund

Authorizes the establishment of a public library revolving loan fund to provide loans to municipalities for local public library projects at an interest rate two points below the prime rate.

J. Gary PretlowLibraries And Education Technology Committee

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A4043Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Permits school districts outside of NYC to pass on the district's percentage reduction in state aid to charter schools

Permits school districts outside of NYC to pass on the district's percentage reduction in state aid to charter schools.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A4034Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to correction

Requires inmate sexual harassment complaints made against department employees to be investigated by the attorney general

Requires inmate sexual harassment complaints made against department employees to be investigated by the attorney general and makes the findings and recommendations of the attorney general final and…

J. Gary PretlowCorrection Committee

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A4038Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to insurance

Requires accident and health insurance policies to cover the cost of genetic testing of persons with a family history of cancer

Requires accident and health insurance policies to cover the cost of genetic testing of persons with a family history of cancer when the attending physician determines such person has a significant…

J. Gary PretlowInsurance Committee

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A4035Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Establishes an office of special education services to administer programs for children with disabilities

Establishes an office of special education services within the state education department to administer programs for children with disabilities to be headed by an assistant commissioner appointed by…

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A4037Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to real property taxation

Relates to real property tax lien transfers; repealer

Establishes provisions for real property tax lien transfers to assist homeowners facing foreclosure based on unpaid taxes; repeals existing provisions relating to acceptance of taxes from certain…

J. Gary PretlowReal Property Taxation Committee

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A4036Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Provides that, after a certain date, all buses manufactured for sale in this state, shall have the exhaust pipe at the upper right corner of the vehicle

Provides that all buses manufactured for sale in this state after July 1, 2015, shall have an exhaust system whereby the point of emission from the exhaust pipe is at the upper right hand corner of…

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A3973Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Requires the preparation of a comprehensive economic development plan for the use of eminent domain when the primary purpose is economic development

Requires the preparation of a comprehensive economic development plan for the use of eminent domain when the primary purpose is economic development and certain residential premises are to be…

J. Gary PretlowJudiciary Committee

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A3974Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to racing and wagering

Relates to the distribution of the additional vendor's marketing allowance by any operator of a racetrack located in the county of Westchester

Provides that the additional vendor's marketing allowance retained by any operator of a racetrack located in the county of Westchester shall not exceed 8 percent of the total revenue wagered at the…

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A3981Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to racing and wagering

Authorizing licensing of bowling establishments to offer video gaming if structure allows for segregated areas from patrons under 21 years of age

Authorizes licensing of bowling establishments to offer video gaming if structure allows for segregated areas from patrons under 21 years of age; entitles the operators of bowling establishments to…

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A3970Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to election law

Requires local boards of elections to verify the number of enrolled members of a party in an election district

Requires local boards of elections to verify the number of enrolled members of a party in an election district and reject all petitions where there are no enrolled members of a party in such district.

J. Gary PretlowElection Law Committee

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A3979Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to racing and wagering

Establishes antitrust exemptions for certain horse racing agreements

Provides that antitrust laws shall not apply to any joint agreement entered into, in consultation with and jointly approved by the state gaming commission and the attorney general, by or among…

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A3980Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to racing and wagering

Provides for the amount to be paid by off track betting corporations to regional harness tracks from certain simulcasting revenue

Provides for the amount to be paid by off track betting corporations to regional harness tracks from out-of-state and out-of-country simulcast revenue.

J. Gary PretlowRacing And Wagering Committee

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A3966Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Removes certain residential programs, residential facilities and child care institutions from the definition of the term "youth shelter" for certain purposes

Removes certain residential programs, residential facilities and child care institutions from the definition of the term "youth shelter" for purposes of the education of persons in youth shelters.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A3969Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to health

Requires hospital to offer DNA testing of newborns or take blood samples from newborns for future DNA testing

Requires hospitals to provide parents of newborns with the option to have a DNA test performed on their child or have a blood sample taken from the child and preserved for future DNA testing.

J. Gary PretlowHealth Committee

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A3977Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Requires that health services paid for by a school district for a student attending outside the district be no greater than the district's cost

Requires that health and welfare services and facilities paid by a school district for a student attending school outside the district to be no greater than the district's cost.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A3978Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Excludes from definition of "employee" such services rendered by various independent contractors who service the harness racing industry

Excludes from the definition of employee such services rendered by a harness race driver, a groom or caretaker of a temporary designated trainer of a harness race horse, a shipper or transporter of…

J. Gary PretlowLabor Committee

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A3968Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Held for consideration in governmental employees

Authorizes a public employee's contractual rights extended for six months beyond expiration date of current agreement for negotiation of new agreement

Authorizes a public employee's contractual rights be extended for up to six months beyond the expiration date of such employee's agreement for the sole purpose of negotiating a new agreement.

J. Gary PretlowGovernmental Employees Committee

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A3976Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to cities

Authorizes city of Yonkers to establish one or more transportation improvement districts

Authorizes the city of Yonkers to establish one or more transportation improvement districts to improve transportation in certain critical areas of the city.

J. Gary PretlowCities Committee

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A3967Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to higher education

Transfers any unspent funds from the regents health care professional opportunity scholarship program to the regents physician loan forgiveness program

Transfers any unspent funds from the regents health care professional opportunity scholarship program to the regents physician loan forgiveness program and provides direction to distribute these…

J. Gary PretlowHigher Education Committee

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A3975Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Provides for issuance of annual special hauling permits for trucking companies in certain circumstances on the New York state thruway in the Westchester area

Provides for issuance of annual special hauling permits for trucking companies in certain circumstances on the New York state thruway in the Westchester area.

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A3957Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Provides where court imposes certain sentence for certain misdemeanors and felonies, the court may impose a sentence of probation or conditional discharge

Provides that where a court imposes a certain sentence for certain misdemeanors and felonies, the court may impose a sentence of probation or conditional discharge provided that the term of…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

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A3961Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Relates to the length of time that a person on a visa can hold a New York state driver's license or learner's permit

Relates to the length of time that a person on a visa can hold a New York state driver's license or learner's permit; provides that driver's license or learner's permit shall expire upon the…

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

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A3958Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Prohibits the appointment of paid employees of the city of Yonkers as members of the board of education of the city school district of such city

Prohibits the appointment of paid employees of the city of Yonkers or any public benefit corporation thereof as members of the board of education of the city school district of such city; requires…

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A3954Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Relates to dismissal of teachers for sexual improprieties

Relates to dismissal of teachers for sexual improprieties; requires school districts to divulge reasons for dismissal to any school district which inquires into such teacher's dismissal.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A3955Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Extends unfair labor practice protection to state grant recipients

Extends application of the NYS labor relations act and unfair labor practice protections to state grant recipients who act in the capacity of employers; permits a contracting state agency to cancel…

J. Gary PretlowLabor Committee

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A3956Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Provides for the time period bases and manner of payment of employment preparation education apportionment state aid

Provides for the time period bases and manner of payment of employment preparation education apportionment state aid.

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

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A3959Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to health

Includes certain rehabilitation hospitals within the definition of inpatient care services for purposes of providing child health insurance plan coverage

Includes certain facilities treated as excluded physical medicine rehabilitation hospitals within the definition of inpatient care services for purposes of providing child health insurance plan…

J. Gary PretlowHealth Committee

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A3965Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to real property taxation

Modifies provisions for the payment of delinquent taxes by permitting any person or entity to lend money to the taxpayer and pay the taxing jurisdiction; repealer

Modifies provisions for the payment of delinquent taxes by permitting any person or entity to lend the money to the property owner therefor, with the lender to pay the taxing jurisdiction and…

J. Gary PretlowReal Property Taxation Committee

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