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68 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
Excludes any time during which a person was incarcerated from the ten year period relevant to the definition of the crime of persistent sexual abuse.
Signed into law
Increases the real property tax exemption a veteran may receive on real property purchased with eligible funds from $5,000 to $7,500 of the assessed value of such property.
Raises the civil jurisdictional limits to $10,000 for small claims.
Relates to the membership and duties of the board of trustees and the oversight of the executive director and key library executive personnel of the Queens Borough Public Library.
Relates to the offenses of rape in the first, second and third degrees; removes the penetration requirement from the rape statutes; redefines rape to include oral and anal sexual conduct within the…
Requires transmitters of money to provide a warning which informs consumers of certain fraudulent activities that may occur.
Relates to contributions to candidates and political committees.
Establishes the class A misdemeanor of unlawful procurement of a firearm, for the purchase or acquisition of more than 1 firearm during any period of 30 days; implements a 10-day waiting period.
Adopted
Amends the constitution to delete the requirement that registration for purposes of voting be completed at least ten days before election day and provides that laws be made to adequately safeguard…
Requires the surrender of certificates of registration and number plates of all motor vehicles which a person has registered where such person has a suspended or revoked driver's license.
Includes in the class E felony of vehicular assault in the second degree, the causing of serious physical injury or death to another person, while operating a motor vehicle with a suspended or…
Makes the following participating agencies for purposes of agency assisted voter registration: public libraries, local housing authorities, and public high schools; directs the state board of…
Enacts the "voter empowerment act of New York" to streamline the process for registering to vote.
Provides that qualified persons who have never previously registered to vote in this state may apply personally for registration by appearing at the appropriate polling place for the election…
Directs the public service commission to require electric and steam corporations to provide rate reductions or refunds for inadequate or interrupted service; requires electric corporations, in…
Expands the scope of management and operations audits of gas and electric corporations conducted by the public service commission; requires copies of such audits to be provided to the governor and…
Directs the director of the office of homeland security and emergency services to conduct a review and analysis of the security measures taken at the transportation facilities of the metropolitan…
Requires persons possessing any firearm to hold a firearms safety certificate; establishes application and training process therefor.
Requires general purpose lights used in all public buildings to meet certain energy efficiency standards; provides that such standards increase over time.
Establishes the class A misdemeanor of unlawful procurement of a firearm, for the purchase or acquisition of more that 1 firearm during any period of 30 days.
Provides that every gas or electric rate schedule, which is based on projections of revenues, expenditures and utility operations for more than 18 months, shall be annually reviewed by the public…
Increases to 15% the amount of the empire state film production credit that can be taken against taxes administered by cities of one million or more; increases the aggregate of the credits which may…
Requires all hospitals to establish, utilize and complete a checklist for each intensive care medical procedure performed in the hospital.
Authorizes family court judges to transfer certain child support arrears matters to the criminal courts; amends the jurisdiction of the criminal courts.
Declares a policy of equal treatment of people of all races, cultures, religions, incomes, education levels and sexual preference in the development and enforcement of environmental laws,…
Increases the penalties imposed upon gas and electric utilities for failure to file or correct an annual report with the public service commission; such penalties shall not be more than one-tenth of…
Establishes the class E felony offense of forcible touching against a child who is under 13 years old.
Provides that when a driving under the influence of alcohol offender is sentenced to probation, a condition thereof shall be alcohol and controlled substance monitoring by the probation department;…
Makes the commission of rape, a criminal sexual act, aggravated sexual abuse or course of sexual conduct against a child less than 12 years of age or against a child less than 14 years of age by a…
Grants immunity from liability for personal injury and property damage sustained by a crime victim upon the premises of a business or nonprofit while seeking assistance, except in the case of gross…
Authorizes the division of veterans' affairs to provide for the interment of the unclaimed remains of veterans.
Establishes a penalty of not less than $1,000 for each intentional destruction, mutilation or significant alteration of a medical record by a party to a medical malpractice action, or by any…
Directs the division of homeland security and emergency services to develop rules and regulations relating to truck rental security; requires any person or organization in the business of renting…
Designates discrimination against employees for failure to meet certain ticket quotas as a class A misdemeanor.
Requires operators of ice arenas in which a resurfacing machine is used to have a certificate of acceptable air quality for the ice arena.
Requires that at least one commissioner of the public service commission have experience in utility consumer advocacy.
Relates to siting requirements for the New York city school construction authority's leasing program.
Directs the public service commission to provide notice, in a city having a population of one million or more, to the appropriate local community board prior to such commission's consideration of…
Establishes the traffic infraction of interference with a funeral procession.
Completely bars the recovery of damages from the victim or a person acting on behalf of the victim for personal injury sustained by a person convicted of a crime when such injury occurred during the…
Establishes the state commission for the integrity of the criminal justice system and provides for its powers and duties; such commission shall, upon its own initiative, investigate, hold hearings,…
Establishes the climate change solutions fund.
Expands the definition of dangerous contraband to include telecommunications and electronic recording devices.
Authorizes the use of innovative techniques to enhance public participation in the rule making process; provides that use of such techniques shall in no way otherwise diminish public participation…
Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, sale and use of commercial feed for poultry containing roxarsone or any substance containing arsenic; violation of such provisions shall constitute a class A…
Relates to the general civil penalty of the environmental conservation law; provides that in addition to the fines, such person may be enjoined from continuing such violation and any permit or…
Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to the St.
Requires general hospital which submits an incident report to the department of health to simultaneously provide a copy of such report to the affected patients and/ or their legal representatives;…
Increases the powers and duties of the division of homeland security and emergency services by giving it the power to decide if the sale, lease or operation of any critical infrastructure owned by…
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