Bills by

Felix Ortiz

Assembly Member

255 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →

2013-2014 session

Sponsored bills

255 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

A4881Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to governmental operations
Prohibits the state from doing business with companies that design, manufacture and sell provocative children and youth clothing
Prohibits the state comptroller from doing business with companies that design, manufacture and sell provocative children and youth clothing.
Felix OrtizGovernmental Operations Committee
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A4877Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education
Authorizes school boards to allow certain students to use inhalers or nebulizers
Authorizes school boards to allow certain students to use inhalers or nebulizers; requires the school that authorizes the use of an inhaler to prepare an emergency action plan for the student;…
Felix OrtizEducation Committee

A4882Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to banks

Requires posting notice of the department of financial services toll free consumer's hotline telephone number

Requires posting notice of the department of financial services toll free consumer's hot-line telephone number.

Felix OrtizBanks Committee

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A4876Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to ways and means

Provides an exemption of fifty percent of a retired military employee's retirement allowance if such person has been employed, on average, twenty-five hours per week

Provides an exemption of fifty percent of a retired military employee's retirement allowance if such person has been employed, on average, twenty-five hours per week.

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A4187Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Requires that statements of employee rights and employer obligations for domestic workers are prepared in English, Spanish, Creole and other necessary languages

Requires that statements of employee rights and employer obligations for domestic workers are prepared in English, Spanish, Creole and other necessary languages.

Felix OrtizLabor Committee

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A4116Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to election law

Enacts a program for public financing of statewide elections, and elections for state senator, assembly person and district attorney; repealer

Enacts a voluntary program for public financing of statewide elections, and elections for state senator, assembly person and district attorney; provides that each candidate who collects a specified…

Felix OrtizElection Law Committee

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A4033Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Establishes the New York state climate change task force

Establishes the New York state climate change task force; establishes the membership of the task force; establishes the powers and duties of the task force.

Felix OrtizEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A3908Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to insurance

Requires owners of firearms to obtain liability insurance

Requires owners of firearms to obtain liability insurance in an amount not less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars.

Felix OrtizInsurance Committee

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A3332Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to governmental operations

Requires certain reporting requirements from the division of minority and women's business development as well as from the authority

Requires certain reporting requirements from the division of minority and women's business development.

Felix OrtizGovernmental Operations Committee

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A3227Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Requires licensed social workers in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school

Requires at least one full-time licensed social worker to be employed in each elementary, intermediate, middle and junior high school throughout the state.

Felix OrtizEducation Committee

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A3226Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to correction

Provides that managed-care facilities notify their residents and their residents' families that a registered sex offender resides on the premises

Provides that managed-care facilities notify their residents and their residents' families that a registered sex offender resides on the premises.

Felix OrtizCorrection Committee

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A3113Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to ways and means

Imposes a fifteen cent tax on plastic shopping bags used to transport every sale of tangible personal property by consumers

Imposes a fifteen cent tax on plastic shopping bags used to transport every sale of tangible personal property by consumers; provides for certain exemptions and imposes limitations on the size of…

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A3115Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Requires skiers to wear protective helmets and requires that ski area operators make such helmets available to the public

Requires skiers to wear protective helmets and requires that ski area operators make educational literature regarding injury prevention and such helmets available to the public and require their…

Felix OrtizJudiciary Committee

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A3116Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Requires establishments which sell alcoholic beverages and/or food for consumption on premises and which provide sexual entertainment to register sex performers

Requires establishments which sell alcoholic beverages and/or food for consumption on premises and which provide sexual entertainment to register sex performers.

Felix OrtizLabor Committee

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A3108Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to health

Directs the department of health to develop information, methods and protocols for restaurants, schools, hospitals, adult homes and child day care centers

Directs the department of health to develop information, methods and protocols for the voluntary reduction or elimination of the use of trans fat in restaurants, schools, hospitals, adult homes and…

Felix OrtizHealth Committee

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A3111Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Requires the department of education to establish and implement a data collection, evaluation and public reporting system pertaining to statewide graduation rates

Requires the department of education to establish and implement a data collection, evaluation and public reporting system pertaining to statewide graduation rates.

Felix OrtizEducation Committee

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A3117Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to environmental conservation

Directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to establish rules and regulations to reduce significantly high levels of global warming emissions

Directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to establish rules and regulations to reduce significantly high levels of global warming emissions; sets stages for such reductions;…

Felix OrtizEnvironmental Conservation Committee

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A3112Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to health

Prohibits mass transit facilities in N.Y. city advertising the sale or use of tobacco products or alcohol

Prohibits mass transit facilities in a city with a population of one million or more from advertising the sale or use of tobacco products or alcohol.

Felix OrtizHealth Committee

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A3110Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Enacts the education quality and teacher and principal protection act

Enacts the education quality and teacher and principal protection act providing liability protection for public school educators; defines terms; provides that an educational entity shall not be…

Felix OrtizEducation Committee

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A3114Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Creates the cell phone users' bill of rights

Creates the cell phone users' bill of rights; provides that customers be given a thirty-day trial period; provides that a customer shall not be liable for calls or messages that were not made from…

Felix OrtizConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A3109Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Authorizes the department of motor vehicles to issue drivers' licenses to certain foreign nationals

Authorizes the department of motor vehicles to issue drivers' licenses to certain foreign nationals; establishes the procedure for obtaining a driver's license as a foreign national.

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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A3023Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to veterans' affairs

Relates to the issuance of deer management permits for certain disabled veterans

Provides that for the issuance of deer management permits for certain disabled veterans, such veterans shall only have to provide proof of service-related disability once and every year thereafter,…

Felix OrtizVeterans' Affairs Committee

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A3026Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to insurance

Requires that all commercial insurance policies provide coverage against the loss of perishable items in the case of a black-out or power outage

Requires that all commercial insurance policies provide coverage against the loss of perishable items in the case of a black-out or power outage.

Felix OrtizInsurance Committee

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A3029Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

Requires operators of sports arenas or facilities to equip all arenas or facilities used for collegiate or professional hockey with protective netting for spectators

Requires operators of sports arenas or facilities to equip all arenas or facilities used for collegiate or professional hockey with protective netting for spectators.

Felix OrtizTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

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A3024Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to higher education

Makes certain provisions of law relating to social work and mental health practitioners permanent

Makes certain provisions of law relating to social work and mental health practioners permanent.

Felix OrtizHigher Education Committee

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A3022Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Prohibits the use of a cellular or wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle except in specified circumstances; repealer

Prohibits the use of a cellular or wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle except for the sole purpose of obtaining emergency assistance under certain circumstances as specified herein;…

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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A3027Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to mental health

Relates to subcommittees for mental health of community service boards; the effective date

Relates to the community mental health support and workforce reinvestment program and the membership of subcommittees for mental health of community service boards and the duties of such…

Felix OrtizMental Health Committee

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A3028Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to real property taxation

Provides a real property tax exemption for members of the United States coast guard auxiliary

Provides a real property tax exemption for members of the United States coast guard auxiliary.

Felix OrtizReal Property Taxation Committee

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A2982Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to ways and means

Imposes additional tax on certain food and drink items, and imposes a tax on video games, commercials, and movies

Imposes additional tax on certain food and drink items, and imposes a tax on video games, commercials, and movies.

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A2985Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to economic development

Promotes the education of the human trafficking information and referral hotline to assist persons in freeing themselves from severe acts of sex trafficking

Promotes the education of the human trafficking information and referral hotline to assist persons in freeing themselves from severe acts or forms of sex trafficking.

Felix OrtizEconomic Development Committee

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A2989Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Regulates the dissemination of personal information acquired by a provider of on-line computer services

Regulates the collection, disclosure and dissemination of personal information acquired by a provider of on-line computer services in order to ensure the privacy of subscriber information and wage…

Felix OrtizConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A2978Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to ways and means

Increases tax on alcohol; creates the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Treatment Fund

Increases tax on alcohol; creates the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Treatment Fund; requires an annual report on the spending and allocation of the fund; establishes a task force for the Alcoholism…

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A2980Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to economic development

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcohol or tobacco products within a one mile radius of schools or daycare centers

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcohol or tobacco products within a one mile radius of schools or daycare centers; defines the term "billboard".

Felix OrtizEconomic Development Committee

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A2981Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Requires guidance counselors in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school

Requires at least one full-time guidance counselor to be employed in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior and senior high school throughout the state; sets duties of guidance counselors.

Felix OrtizEducation Committee

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A2984Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Provides that gift certificates shall not contain expiration dates except in limited circumstances

Provides that gift certificates and store credits shall not contain expiration dates, except in limited circumstances where they are issued for promotional purposes without value being given by the…

Felix OrtizConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A2976Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to higher education

Establishes a veteran fee waiver program within the State University of New York system

Establishes a veteran fee waiver program within the State University of New York system; provides for eligibility, applicability and amounts of such waivers.

Felix OrtizHigher Education Committee

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A2988Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Requires the use of a password or personal identification number in the performance of a credit card transaction

Requires the use of a password or personal identification number in the performance of a credit card transaction.

Felix OrtizConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A2974Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to health

Prohibits certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat

Prohibits certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat.

Felix OrtizHealth Committee

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A2987Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to agriculture

Enacts the "food allergen information toll-free number act"

Enacts the food allergen information toll-free number act; requires certain manufacturers, packers or distributors to label their products with a toll-free telephone number to provide information to…

Felix OrtizAgriculture Committee

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A2977Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Mandates the installation of ignition interlock devices

Mandates the installation of ignition interlock devices by 2016 for motor vehicles manufactured for use in this state; mandates all motor vehicles in NYS shall be equipped with such devices by 2017.

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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A2979Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to ways and means

Provides a tax credit for small businesses that purchase and install a security system

Provides a tax credit against franchise taxes for small businesses that purchase and install a security system which shall be 50% of the cost of the system up to $750.

Felix OrtizWays And Means Committee

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A2983Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to governmental operations

Establishes the New York state council on food policy

Establishes the New York state council on food policy; authorizes the establishment of an advisory board to assist the council; enumerates the powers and duties of the council and board, which…

Felix OrtizGovernmental Operations Committee

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A2986Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to consumer affairs and protection

Prohibits restaurants from the sale of food items containing trans fats; and requires notice of calorie, fat and sodium content

Prohibits restaurants from the sale of food items containing trans fats.

Felix OrtizConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

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A2990Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Creates a vertical form of a license or identification card for persons under age 21

Creates a vertical form of a license or identification card for persons under age 21.

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

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A2972Assembly· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Directs the commissioner of education to establish rules and regulations prohibiting school personnel from recommending psychotropic drugs for children

Directs the commissioner of education to establish rules and regulations prohibiting school personnel from recommending psychotropic drugs for children.

Felix OrtizEducation Committee

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