Bills by

Catharine Young

Senator

272 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →cyoung@senate.state.ny.us

2013-2014 session

Sponsored bills

272 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

S6456Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2014· Referred to transportation
Prohibits the operation of a motorcycle with any child under the age of 6 thereon, unless the child is seated in a sidecar
Prohibits the operation of a motorcycle with any child under the age of 6 thereon, unless the child is seated in a sidecar.
Catharine YoungTransportation Committee
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S4387Senate· Moved Jan 23, 2014· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations
Establishes business franchise and personal income tax credits for expenses of natural resources improvement projects on farmlands and forestlands
Establishes business franchise and personal income tax credits for expenses of natural resources improvement projects on farmlands and forestlands.
Catharine YoungInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

S4375Senate· Moved Jan 23, 2014· Amend and recommit to health

Directs the commissioner of health to make recommendations to the governor and legislature on increasing ambulatory patient group rates for services provided by rural critical access hospitals

Directs the commissioner of health to make recommendations to the governor and legislature on increasing ambulatory patient group rates, in the 2015-2016 state fiscal year, for services provided by…

Catharine YoungHealth Committee

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S5084Senate· Moved Jan 22, 2014· Amend and recommit to housing, construction and community development

Provides that the rental rates for housing accommodations within limited-profit housing company projects in the city of New York which are municipally aided, shall be set by the rent guidelines board; repealer

Provides that the rental rates for housing accommodations within limited-profit housing company projects in the city of New York which are municipally aided, shall be set by the city rent guidelines…

Catharine YoungHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S4037Senate· Moved Jan 22, 2014· Amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

Authorizes the establishment of the home equity protection insurance program

Authorizes the establishment of the home equity protection insurance program directing the agency to issue a commitment to insure and insure the full value of certain residences which are…

Catharine YoungCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S3673Senate· Moved Jan 22, 2014· Amend and recommit to housing, construction and community development

Requires vacancy lease and renewals of leases for rent regulated housing accommodations to be for a term of 1 year

Requires vacancy leases and renewals of leases for rent regulated housing accommodations to be for a term of one year.

Catharine YoungHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S6194Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Authorizes approval of certain transportation contracts of the Dansville central school district

Authorizes approval of certain transportation contracts of the Dansville central school district which failed to comply with certain filing requirements.

Catharine YoungEducation Committee

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S5921Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Directs the department of state to provide municipalities with reimbursement for 75% of the costs of making road equipment less likely to rollover

Directs the department of state to provide municipalities with reimbursement for 75% of the costs of making road, construction and excavation equipment less likely to rollover.

Catharine YoungTransportation Committee

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S5506Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Establishes a New York Main Street development center in the division of housing and community renewal

Establishes a New York Main Street development center in the division of housing and community renewal.

Catharine YoungHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S5332Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms the actions of the Panama central school district regardless of the failure of such district to timely file final building cost reports

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms the actions of the Panama central school district regardless of the failure of such district to timely file final building cost reports.

Catharine YoungEducation Committee

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S5300Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Establishes the New York craft beverage council within the department of economic development

Establishes the New York craft beverage council within the department of economic development to develop a marketing strategy to promote the state's fine wines, spirits and craft brews.

Catharine YoungCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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S5247Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to cities

Revives and extends the expiration of provisions authorizing the city of New York to exempt certain new multiple dwellings from real property taxation

Revives and extends the expiration of provisions authorizing the city of New York to exempt certain new multiple dwellings from real property taxation.

Catharine YoungCities Committee

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S4956Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to health

Enacts the "telehealth continuity and integration act" to ensure the provision of and reimbursement for telehealth services provided by home health agencies and programs

Enacts the "telehealth continuity and integration act" to ensure the provision of and reimbursement for telehealth services provided by certified home health agencies, long term home health care…

Catharine YoungHealth Committee

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S4743Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Relates to the definition of term "sexual intercourse" as such term applies to sex offenses and establishes the crimes of anal rape and oral rape; repealer

Relates to the definition of term "sexual intercourse" as such term applies to sex offenses; establishes the crimes of anal rape and oral rape to replace crimes involving criminal sexual acts.

Catharine YoungCodes Committee

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S4645Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Authorizes certain union employees to volunteer to work more than 6 days a week if such issue is included in their collective bargaining agreement

Authorizes certain union employees to volunteer to work more than 6 days a week if such issue is included in their collective bargaining agreement.

Catharine YoungLabor Committee

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S4401Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides that there is no exemption from the requirement of nondiscrimination in advertisements for the rental of an apartment in an owner-occupied dwelling

Provides that there is no exemption from the requirement of nondiscrimination in advertisements for the rental of an apartment in an owner-occupied two-unit dwelling or for the rental of rooms in an…

Catharine YoungInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S4397Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to local government

Grants a $100,000 real property tax exemption to conservation clubs and rod and gun clubs owning certain land having an assessed value of $500,000 or less

Grants a $100,000 real property tax exemption to conservation clubs and rod and gun clubs owning land acquired prior to January 1, 2011, having an assessed value of $500,000 or less.

Catharine YoungLocal Government Committee

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S4395Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to infrastructure and capital investment

Authorizes telephone and telegraph corporations to issue stocks, bonds or other forms of indebtedness for the purposes of expanding broadband services

Authorizes telephone and telegraph corporations to issue stocks, bonds or other forms of indebtedness for the purposes of expanding broadband services when such corporation is receiving a federal…

Catharine YoungInfrastructure And Capital Investment Committee

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S4377Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Provides for the emergency or involuntary admission of persons with mental illness when there is a risk of serious physical harm or serious psychiatric harm

Provides for the emergency or involuntary admission of persons with mental illness when there is a risk of serious physical harm or serious psychiatric harm.

Catharine YoungMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S4339Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Provides schools the option to operate one hundred eighty days of instruction or the equivalent number of hours of pupil instruction

Provides schools the option to operate one hundred eighty days of instruction or the equivalent number of hours of pupil instruction.

Catharine YoungEducation Committee

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S4333Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to higher education

Increases to $50,000 the cost of the construction of a building, structure or public work, above which an engineer, land surveyor or architect must be utilized

Increases to $50,000 the cost of the construction of a building, structure or public work, above which a professional engineer, land surveyor or architect must be utilized to plan and supervise the…

Catharine YoungHigher Education Committee

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S4315Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Establishes an affirmative defense for damages for violation of patent, trademark or intellectual property rights relating to genetically engineered organisms

Establishes an affirmative defense for causes of actions related to violation of a patent, trademark or other intellectual property right on grounds that a party possessed or used seeds or plants…

Catharine YoungJudiciary Committee

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S4313Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to education

Provides that actual valuation, for state school aid purposes, shall be based on the calendar in which the base year commenced

Provides that actual valuation, for state school aid purposes, shall be based on the calendar in which the base year commenced.

Catharine YoungEducation Committee

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S4314Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to health

Limits the annual growth in medical assistance expenditures to 1% for the period April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013

Limits the annual growth in medical assistance expenditures to 1% for the period April 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.

Catharine YoungHealth Committee

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S4124Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to aging

Enacts the "independent senior housing resident freedom of choice act" to authorize persons in independent housing to receive services they could get at home

Enacts the "independent senior housing resident freedom of choice act" to authorize persons in independent housing, shelters and residences to receive services they could otherwise receive if they…

Catharine YoungAging Committee

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S4038Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Authorizes the purchase of construction mortgages by the state of New York mortgage agency

Authorizes the state of New York mortgage agency to purchase construction mortgages from banks within the state during periods when there is an inadequate supply of credit available for new…

Catharine YoungCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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S4033Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Authorizes the owner of a rent regulated housing accommodation to evict a tenant, who is not 62 or older or disabled, for such owner's personal use

Authorizes the owner of a rent regulated housing accommodation to evict a tenant, who is not 62 or older or disabled, for such owner's personal use and occupancy of the housing accommodation without…

Catharine YoungHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S4032Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Requires the stabilization code in the city of New York to provide for the automatic renewal, at the option of the owner, of leases not timely renewed

Requires the stabilization code in the city of New York to provide for the automatic renewal, at the option of the owner, of leases not timely renewed.

Catharine YoungHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S3909Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to agriculture

Relates to the regulation of the sale and analysis of fertilizer

Relates to the regulation of the sale and analysis of fertilizer; prohibits local governments from enacting any laws relating to the labeling, quality, transportation, treatment or recordkeeping…

Catharine YoungAgriculture Committee

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S3901Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to energy and telecommunications

Makes provisions regarding purchase and procurement of natural gas at lowest available price at the city gate

Makes provisions regarding purchase and procurement of natural gas at lowest available price at city gate.

Catharine YoungEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

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S3898Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to children and families

Eliminates the requirement for parental consent to an adoption when the parent has an order of protection against them for the protection of the other parent

Eliminates the requirement for parental consent to an adoption when one parent has an order of protection against him or her for the protection of the other parent, a person in lawful custody of the…

Catharine YoungChildren And Families Committee

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S3748Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to cities

Makes technical corrections to chapter 4 of the laws of 2013 relating to exempting certain multiple dwellings from the applicability of certain provisions NYC ad code

Makes technical corrections to chapter 4 of the laws of 2013 relating to exemping certain multiple dwellings from the applicability of certain provisions of the administrative code of the city of…

Catharine YoungCities Committee

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S3710Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Relates to the definition of term "sexual intercourse" as such term applies to sex offenses and establishes the crimes of anal rape and oral rape; repealer

Relates to the definition of the term "sexual intercourse" as such term applies to sex offenses; establishes the crimes of anal rape and oral rape to replace crimes involving criminal sexual acts.

Catharine YoungCodes Committee

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S3672Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Authorizes an increase in the rent of a rent regulated housing accommodation when the tenants vacate and family members of such tenants renew the lease

Authorizes an increase in the rent of a rent regulated housing accommodation when the tenants vacate and family members of such tenants renew the lease.

Catharine YoungHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S3671Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Provides for the determination of primary residency of rent regulated housing accommodations based upon the filing of income tax returns and place of voting

Provides for the determination of primary residency of rent regulated housing accommodations based upon the filing of income tax returns and place of voting.

Catharine YoungHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S3504Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to judiciary

Establishes requirements for purchase agreements for residential real property by which the buyer must maintain the property while full payment is outstanding

Establishes requirements for purchase agreements for residential real property by which the buyer must maintain the property while full payment is outstanding.

Catharine YoungJudiciary Committee

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S3082Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Permits at the discretion of the court certain members of the victim's family to read statements in court during the sentencing of a defendant

Permits at the discretion of the court certain members of the deceased victim's family to read statements in court during the sentencing of a defendant, rather than allowing only a single member of…

Catharine YoungCodes Committee

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S3080Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to local government

Requires grounds for increasing assessment

Provides that the lease or conveyance of oil and gas rights shall not, without other evidence of value, such as actual land sale prices, constitute grounds for increasing assessments.

Catharine YoungLocal Government Committee

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S3078Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Denies youthful offender treatment to persons convicted of a class B violent felony offense

Denies eligibility for youthful offender treatment upon conviction of a class B violent felony, unless the court determines that such person was a minor participant in the crime or that mitigating…

Catharine YoungCodes Committee

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S2743Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to transportation

Makes the owner of a vehicle used to pass or overtake a stopped school bus jointly liable with the operator thereof when violation is on camera or observed

Makes the owner of a vehicle used to pass or overtake a stopped school bus jointly liable with the operator thereof when such violation is captured on a camera or observed by a school bus driver;…

Catharine YoungTransportation Committee

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S2693Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Provides an exemption from workers' compensation coverage under certain circumstances

Permits an employer to file an application with the department of labor to be exempted from the provisions of the workers' compensation law with respect to employees whose religious tenets or…

Catharine YoungLabor Committee

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S2741Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to agriculture

Establishes real property tax abatement for the value of land used for replanting or crop expansion of woody biomass used for the production of ethanol or biodiesel

Establishes a real property tax abatement for the value of land used for replanting or crop expansion of woody biomass used for the production of ethanol or biodiesel, including willow.

Catharine YoungAgriculture Committee

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S2692Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to local government

Requires municipalities which receive 4 or more emergency medical calls in 30 day period for an individual to report such calls to the local social services district

Requires any municipality which receives and responds to 4 or more calls for emergency medical service for an individual to report the circumstances of such calls to the local social services…

Catharine YoungLocal Government Committee

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S2691Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to investigations and government operations

Establishes a recordkeeping voluntary compliance program with regard to sales tax liability

Establishes a recordkeeping voluntary compliance program with regard to sales tax liability.

Catharine YoungInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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